Thy word is lamp unto my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:105

This morning was a comedy of errors. I will give you the run-down: first I woke up late. My alarm that should have gone off at 9:30 did not (I am guessing it was tired, too). My family consisting of me, my mom, and my brother, begin the morning scramble to get ready. Why? Because we have less than 45 minutes to eat breakfast, get dressed and leave the house to arrive at our destination which is another 45 minutes away…deficit number one.

We meet the time constraint to leave the house (Yay!). However, this victory is short lived. As I watch the garage door shutting I realize the moment it hit the ground (literally) that I did NOT unlock the garage door, nor did I remember to pick up the key to the front door. WE are LOCKED out…deficit number two.

Thus, begins our 45 minute drive to church…

Now lets talk about GRACE.  Today, my pastor described it this way: “Grace, the inexhaustible supply of the goodness of God. Through which He does for us what we could never do for ourselves.” I am locked out of my house and I can not get back in, I am in need of GRACE. Then I had a thought (lately I have been having a lot of thoughts). What other areas of my life do I need grace in? Am I even aware that I need grace? I am so self-sufficient that I forget that I am not an Island that I can’t do this journey alone…I won’t make it. I need grace.

This day started in such a hustle that I didn’t realize I was leaving behind something I needed, something essential to my day. So many times we live life in the same manner. However, let’s not live life in this way. Let’s not go through the day leaving behind something that we need, something that is essential to our day. We all need GRACE and God has it in spades. So don’t leave it behind.

Oh, and once you get it, don’t hoard it…give it freely. It’s meant to be shared.

So what am I thankful for today? I am thankful that I am sitting in my living-room typing this post (by grace I was saved from sleeping in my car). I am thankful for God’s grace.