Day 2 - A cup half full of grace

You know, after beginning my journey to finding god I beginning thinking about something so corny...if I ever have another child and it is a girl, she will be named Grace, either first name or middle name. Either way, she would have that as part of her name, somewhere. I know it sounds so silly, and I am not even thinking about have another kid yet! However, after reading today's chapter...it made it that much more clearer that it was so fitting. To have a daughter with the name Grace. 

God's grace we tend to take for granted sometimes, or just plain forget it's even there....but if I were to get pregnant tomorrow (even though it wasn't part of MY plan)...I know it was god's plan and god's wonderful grace to bless with something so special...and god won't give us anything he knows we can't handle. It's just like relationships. Even though you may not have been prepared to handle your husband getting a new job and needing to move and uproot, or you may not have planned on your wife getting hurt in a car accident and needing time out of work. Just like getting pregnant, even though you may not have been ready for it, and at that moment you may be upset or scared, you remember that God loves you and knows what you can handle, and then you begin to feel happy and think about all the good you are about to endure. So that move to florida for that new job now doesn't seem so bad, because yes you may be away from your family and have to make new friends, but getting to go to disney anytime you want or that house you always wanted to get you can finally afford because the to live in FL is MUCH cheaper :). Or that accident that put your wife out of work for 6 months just dwindles down to the fact that your happy she is going to be ok, and now you don't have to pay for daycare for some time. In every bad situation/matter, whether big or small, there is always that silver lining. And that right there, is God's grace :).

The challenge for Day 2 was to keep negative thoughts in check by reminding yourself that we are all human saved only by the grace of God. And it is so true. 

Yesterday our car had an issue with the radiator hose, and in the moment, fear sets in because now the part we need costs almost 200 bucks and we need to pay the rest of rent. So do you fix that car part or pay the rent? Both situations cause negative thinking towards everyone just because of the stress and fear alone. And every time josh spoke about something about the car I wanted to react on that stress...but I didn't. I was not only kept calm by the grace of god, but good friends just reminded me that it could have been worse. The whole radiator could have blown, or the car could have overheated and we would not have even been able to drive it. Josh did so well keeping it together too. He found a solution and we were able to fix the part much cheaper than originally anticipated and pay most of the rest of the rent too. So see? Behind every negative, god always has a plan and it will all work out as long as you keep in mind, God will make it OK. 
I found today to be easier than I thought it would be for me, and I am so happy it came so easily to me. God's grace is so wonderful...which is why someday, if I ever have another girl, she will have Grace as part of her name. To remind us everyday how wonderful he is and what he does for us. 

Today's challenge is a doozy: Place those things that are the most important to him at the top of your list. And it's so funny (God working again) because this is what Sunday School was about yesterday. Not caring so much about you and what you think is most important and right, but to whats most important in the eyes of your spouse. Today should be a good day :).

Till next time bloggers, and god bless.