Grace flows in and around you

“The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not sustain you.”

That is something that I have had to keep in mind, and it is something that comes to mind, whenever there is trouble in life. I try to be as flexible and accommodating with my clients as possible. But sometimes it does create sticky situations. So how do we maintain our decorum? How do we maintain our peace, joy and fulfillment when there is trouble in the midst?

First, we must release the things over which we have no control. When the paperwork is not right, when the information that came over to us is not correct, when people have not done what they were supposed to do, even though we have done everything we were supposed to do, we have to remember that God is in the midst of that, too.

Second, we must remember to be gracious and kind to people. Even when it hurts, even when it inconveniences us, even when it puts us in a “bad spot”. It's not easy, but it is necessary. Because grace has three sides. 

There's the grace that you give.

The grace that you get.

And God's grace that surpasses all understanding.

When we remember that, it makes it quite easy to pause, think about what we're going to say, and move on to the next thing.

Last, remember to be grateful. How? By being thankful for the fact that we are in “this spot”, even when the spot is tight and/or uncomfortable, because it means we made it through. We made it through the obstacle that was before us and now have the strength, wisdom, and resources to deal with this new challenge. 

We have our business, we have our career, we have our resources. 

We have the people who are supporting us through it all. 

And a lot of people don't have that, they don't have a third of that, but we have this moment right here, right now. 

So we stay encouraged, we go forth, we go farther than we have ever done, and we thank God for it.

Have a great week!