For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, [a.k.a. deeds,] so that on one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV Bible
In my last post, I talked about how I sometimes flounder like a fish on the riverbank, when it comes to sharing my faith in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Well, when I'm reading this Bible Passage right now, as I type this, it makes me realized that the Lord prepared in advance, what He wanted me to do and say, but I don't always accept His free gift of grace.
Instead, I find so many other reasons, why I'm not the best person to share my faith in Jesus. Maybe I will alienate them from believing in Him? Maybe I will say the wrong thing? Maybe I won't be a good example of how the Lord God works within my life? There was a time in my life, that instead of praying to the Lord for His will, I would turn to food to comfort me, making myself oblivious to what the Lord wanted from me.
But the Lord God healed me from my compulsive overeating over 40 years ago, when I put my food, body, eating, and stress into His very gracious hands. Why wouldn't I realize that He will do the very same things with my fears of inadequacy? Maybe in order to be better able to explain to others, I need to look in the mirror, and receive the free gift of grace from the Lord God myself, instead of making up so many excuses!
