Grace Isn't a Second Chance

On each line write a name

You pick which name goes where

One line gets the name Jesus

The other yours

Me...

I make mistakes everyday

I get irritated instead of being gracious

I rush when I need to be patient

I plan instead of praying

I take love for granted

I put ME first

 That's not to say I don't try, 

Everyday I try

Try to be kind, and better, and self-less, and patient

I know I'll never be enough on my own

But still I try

Because isn't grace a second chance

A chance to do it different?

To do it right?

But this...

2 Corinthians 5:21 - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Me? -The righteousness of God 

Me? -Living IN Him

Grace isn't a second chance to try harder

It's everything

Because Jesus became what I was

Sin

And took what I deserved

Death

To give me what I couldn't earn

LIFE

Grace is breath, and blood, and heart, and soul

Filling, moving, sparking

Grace is the power, purpose, and personality of Christ living inside of me

Grace is the banner over our life 

Because sin is finished

And I don't have to try

Romans 11:6 - ...it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

I just need to surrender

And LIVE in His grace

It's not a second chance

It's my everything - everyday

*Inspired by several lessons and conversations

with a couple of really solid Youth Pastors