Amazing Grace....

Wow! I heard Il Divo perform this beautiful oldtime hymn the other day and boy was it beautiful! They did an awesome job. I am going to put their new cd on my wish list.


In this phase of redefining my life and finding out who and what I am I am searching for answers to many, many questions running through my head. What is Grace? Well, from what I understand it has a few definitions one of which we all know does NOT reflect in who I am! :) Grace I am not! I am one of the most clutzy people in this world and have been known to be pretty accident prone! But hey, that is what it is and it is who I am!


Now onto the more serious definition of Grace. Here is the definition according to Webster's dictionary:


1 a: unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification b: a virtue coming from God c: a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine grace2 a: approval , favor graces> barchaic : mercy , pardon c: a special favor : privilege grace, shall rule his heritage — Rudyard Kipling> d: disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency e: a temporary exemption : reprieve


Wow, I don't know about you but I am so excited to learn what this word actually means. It is so fitting that right now, at this critical time in my life God has given me this word to inspire and direct me! Unmerited divine assistance given to me for my regeneration and sanctification?! A virtue coming from God? Approval, favor, mercy and pardon?!! A privilege, an act of kindness a courtesy and an exemption? Wow, what joy I feel at learning this!


All of these things I have asked for at one time or another and never more than now but I guess I didn't fully understand what it was I was asking for and what I was hoping to find. All of the above! A place to belong in this world. A place of self worth and self love. For too long now I have sat in the passenger seat of my life. Technically I guess I cannot say that I am taking the wheel back because first and foremost I want God to be the pilot and author of my life but what I actually mean is that I want to be a willing participant in my life. I want to be the one saying hey, this is me and this is who I am and God if this is Your will for my life then I ask you in FAITH and BELIEVING that I deserve to and will receive the desires of my heart! What a day that will be when I actually know what is the desire of my heart!


So, Grace. A word I will work diligently on understanding and believing. A word I will work diligently on applying to my life. Amazing Grace, How Sweet The Sound!


Love, Beth