Gentleness is a powerful strength that most of the world considers weak. But our Father changes the impossible, transforms lives, and moves us into a mature faith through His gentle power. If He forced us to come to Him, we would resist more than we already do. His gentleness seems foolish to the power grid of our world, but those who buy into that commando style of living will be shocked in the Day of accountability.
“This is what grace does. It rescues us from our spiritual blindness. It releases us from our bondage to our rationalism and materialism. Grace gives us the faith to be utterly assured of what we cannot see. It frees us from refusing to believe in anything we cannot experience with our physical senses. But grace does more. It connects us to the invisible One in an eternal love relationship that fills us with joy we have never known before and gives us rest of heart that we would have though impossible. And that grace is still rescuing us, because we still tend to forget what is important, real, and true. We still tend to look to the physical world for our comfort. We still fail to remember in given moments that we really do have a heavenly Father. Grace has done a wonderful thing for us and continues to do more and more.” - Paul David Tripp, New Morning Mercies
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