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Grace Made Me · Brain Spa

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Not everyone gets access to your energy, not everyone get access
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to your reactions, and definitely not everyone get
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access to your peace. You don't owe people a
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performance. You owe yourself composure.
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Today's scripture is coming from First Corinthians chapter #15
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verse 10. And this is the NIV.
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And it reads, But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and His
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grace to me was not without effect.
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Let's go deep. Paul wasn't saying I survived
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because I tried harder. He said grace had an effect on
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me, meaning it changed him. Grace didn't make him passive,
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it made him steady. Consider this.
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Grace is not weakness. Grace is the ability to remain
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grounded when someone misjudges you, the discipline to not
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become defensive when you are misunderstood, the strength to
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not let offense rewrite your character.
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Some people lose themselves trying to correct narratives,
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trying to prove they are not who someone said, trying to prove
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they are not what someone said, trying to win arguments that
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don't deserve their energy. But when you know who you are,
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you don't react to everything. You respond selectively.
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This is evidence of divine wisdom.
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You learn from what happened, but you don't let it define who
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you are. Grace means you don't become
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harsh because someone was harsh. You don't become cold because
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someone was cold. You don't become reactive
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because someone provoked you. Grace had an effect.
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You are calmer than you used to be, more discerning than you
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used to be, and less easily moved than you used to be.
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That's grace. But that's also growth.
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And here's today's reflection moment.
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Think about this today. Where have I been tempting to
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react instead of remain? What would it look like to let
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grace shape my response instead of my ego?
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And here is today's declaration. Repeat this after me.
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I don't have to defend my identity.
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Grace has strengthened me. I respond, I do not react.
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I am steady. And here is today's prayer.
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God, thank you that your grace is not passive, it's
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transformative. Thank you that we have the
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capacity to remain grounded when tested.
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Help us to choose composure over chaos, wisdom over retaliation,
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and peace over pride. Let grace have its full effect
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in us in every way. We thank you for making sure
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that we are all whole and complete, but nothing missing,
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broken, or lacking. And we thank you for covering
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our loved ones and everybody who is near and dear to our heart.
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We are need for all of these things and it's in the matchless
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name of Jesus. To Christ our King, we do pray.
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Amen. God bless you all.
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I love you and I hope you have a fantastic day today.
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Y'all take care. One last stop.
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Grace is not what keeps you from falling apart, it is what makes
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you unshakeable in public and undisturbed in private.
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Stay steady.