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Grace

Here's a little story of Gods amazing grace...Not only has he saved a wretch like me by taking my sin and dieing in my place...He continues, on a daily basis to shower me with His grace. Lets define grace...Grace is something given to us that we do not deserve. With that said let me share one of many, many experiences of God's grace over my life. I grew up in a dysfunctional addict minded family, so it really was no surprise that I began smoking at an early age. It was just what we did. Any way, let's stay on track...I smoked for 17 yrs. I didn't like it, i always felt guilty, tried to hide the fact that i smoked and really wanted to quit...i tried all kinds of methods but nothing worked. One day one of my sons came home from school and said "mom won't you please quit smoking? All the kids in my class think its me that smokes because all my things smell like smoke." Well I wanted to be a good mother and so the next morning i mustered up all my will power a
"Everything is possible for him who believes" (Mark 9:23 NIV). There is no problem too big for God to handle. The question is do we trust Him enough to hand it over to Him and let Him handle it? If we proclaim to believe God's word to be truth, then this verse in Mark 9 is a most wonderful and comforting promise. Lord, Help us to increase our faith and trust in You. In Jesus name. Amen