my initials are b.e.e.

I'm pretty sure one of the coolest things about God and his love for us is the GRACE involved. What is grace?

Grace is: "the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings."

I have learned a lot from watching other people's lives unfold. People who loved Jesus, but just cannot handle the grace that comes with giving your life to Him. I hate the feeling of not being good enough. We've all had that feeling. Sometimes you feel like you're not good enough to be in a relationship, sometimes you're not good enough for a job, sometimes you feel not good enough to be in a friendship. What breaks my heart is when people think that they are not good enough for God. WHAT?! You are a precious son or daughter of God! God's grace is enough for you and his love is more than anything you can fathom!

I love the song, "Amazing Grace". The lyrics are phenomenial. I get choked up whenever I hear the song. God's gift to us through His son, Jesus, is amazing. It's an amazing thing full of grace and love! I'm not sure why I'm so pumped about God's grace right now. I just feel so loved by my creator.

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.

You might be wondering why I put in the picture at the top...frankly I love it. We had a huge blizzard the other night and the results were gorgeous. I love nature and all things that are straight up made by God. Well, I went outside to play in the snow and my mom took pictures while I was doing it. My favorite moment was when I fell straight back into a snow drift. I opened my eyes and realized I was pretty much buried in the snow! It was like a snow hug. I was laughing not only because I was almost completely covered, but because I was having a flashback of a ski trip in Colorado. On this trip I wiped out and ended up buried in a drift like this above. I laughed SO hard that time too. Something about being "hugged" by the snow makes me fall so much more in love with Jesus. :)