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Writer's pictureMarcie Endicott

By the Grace of God




By the Grace of God


1st Corthinians 15:10 

“But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.”


This is my favorite verse because, without God, I would be nothing and wouldn’t be on this earth today. Without God’s grace, I would be in a terrible place. We are broken and grace comes to fill in the gaps and all the cracks. 


I have failed in many ways. In relationships, friendships, and work-related things.

I fail Every. Single. Day. It is not that I try to fail. I just do. The sins of this world take over my mind and body and it makes me fall short of the version that God has for me. 


But God saves me every single day. By HIS grace, we are all saved by His gift of salvation. He is right there beside us to love us and welcome us back with open arms after we have drifted away. He NEVER leaves us. There are times when I do not remember that He is right there and I feel alone. But I should never feel that way because He is always there. 


I work hard and strive to be the best person and version of myself that I can be. I would like to say that I work harder than anyone, but I know that I don’t. I know some people work a lot harder than I do, but I also know that I do work harder than others. But I am not comparing myself to others because we all fall short every day. 


Every day is a struggle. Life is a struggle. I get lazy. I get tired. I get bored. I sometimes cuss and have impure thoughts. I can be mean and rude. I want to be and do better. I get on the right track for a few days and then I stop and go back down the wrong path. I don’t keep up with daily devotions or get as focused on them as I should. I don’t pray every day like I should. But there are days that I do. There are days that I take in a deep breath and thank God for every little thing. 


I have survived MAJOR life events and have gone through some gnarly things that no one should ever go through. This is not an excuse though. I should still be working hard on my relationship with God every single day. Reading my devotions, reading my Bible, and praying for others as well as myself. Life is different for all of us. We each have our own difficulties. Mine are not the same as yours. I am not the same as you, but through God’s eyes, we are loved and blessed. Through Him, we have so much to be thankful for even in the hardships.


We can’t do life on our own. Yes, even with God we have struggles. But without God, we would have a whole lot more struggles. There is so much that God blocks for us. We may think that we are in the worst of times and why would God allow for this to happen? But God gives his hardest battles to his strongest warriors. 


“For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9


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