Have you ever
jumped the long jump and come just a little short of your goal? Those marks of
your jump in the sand show that you’re just short of the longest jump. Are you
taking a leap of faith with God? His grace is sufficient for me…and for you. And He has said to me, "My grace is
sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly,
therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ
may dwell in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9. Believing that His grace is
sufficient, take that leap of faith and see that you don’t come short of His
grace. Only something like bitterness, envy or strife will keep you out of God’s
grace. How do you get rid of bitterness? Find the root…is it jealously, an unforgiving
attitude, or just plain selfishness in your heart? Talk to God about that
bitterness, repent of it, let it go and ask God to forgive you. You may have to
seek forgiveness from someone else, too. Whatever it takes—seek to please God,
be right with Him and with others around you. You don’t want to fall short of
the grace of God.
Training Tip – Set up a long jump for your kids in your backyard—or
find a sandy area at a nearby park or beach. Have each person in your family do
the standing long jump—and see who can jump the farthest. Jump again and see
who can improve their own jumping distance. Take time tonight in your family
devotions to talk about this verse in Hebrews 12:15. Don’t let anyone fall
short of the grace of God—to miss out on His blessings. Explain to your
children that when they have a bad or unforgiving attitude they need to talk to
you. Life is better when we do things God’s way and not hang onto bitterness
and bad attitudes just because we selfishly want our own way. We must be
obedient to God and children must be obedient to their parents. Whining,
pouting and throwing fits are not acceptable—for your children—or you!
Whoops—when was the last time you saw a 30ish person whine? We want to do our
best…and have our best attitude towards God and our family. Take that leap of
faith and trust God to help you teach your children to obey…specifically to
obey God and to obey their parents.
Lord Jesus Christ, help us to grow in the grace and
knowledge of You as our Lord and Savior. To You be the glory, both now and to
the day of eternity. Amen… from 2 Peter 3:18.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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