Our Greatest Grace

"There is no greater mercy that I know of on earth than good health except it be sickness, and that has often been a greater mercy to me than health...It is a good thing to be without trouble; but it is a better thing to have a trouble and know how to get grace enough to bear it."
Charles H. Spurgeon - The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation

I know that some of you are aware of Kara Tippetts' blog and Facebook page, Mundane Faithfulness. Kara, a church planter's wife and mom of 4, passed away on March 22 at the age of 38, following a long battle with breast cancer. In her blog and her book, The  Hardest Peace, Kara chronicles her journey of finding grace amid lifes hard. This brave and beautiful woman kept her heart and her eyes firmly on Jesus throughout her illness. She displayed courage and thankfulness in all things.

Finding grace to bear troubles is not something that happens automatically-we must seek grace. God is willing and able to cover us with His perfect peace and grace, but we must be seekers. Kara wasn't afraid to admit when she was loosing her peace. She was humble and cried out to God. In return, God poured out his peace on her and her family.

We find it easy to shout praises and thankfulness when life is easy or when our prayers are answered the way we want them to be. It is easy to pray for ease of life or for troubles to pass us by.
Praising God and giving thanks in the gray, dark tunnel of sickness, pain and trouble is the hardest praise of all, yet, I believe that this praise penetrates deepest into the heart of God.

Charles Spurgeon said there is no greater mercy than to have sickness and trouble and know how to get enough grace to bear it. What is this great grace?

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness (grace), declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ  Jesus when he freed us from the penalty of our sins.

This is the greatest grace - JESUS! God gave us His one and only so that we can know grace and live grace and share grace.

"Cancer showed me the gift and strength of weakness, that in the place of utter inability, Jesus was able." Kara Tippetts - The Hardest Peace

JESUS is able! He is able to be our grace and our peace.
I pray today that the grace and peace of Jesus will be with you all.

Jesus said, "My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness"
 2 Corinthians 12:9

Blessings,
Mandy