Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Hebrews 9:11-14

Yesterday at work there was a situation that happened. I was terribly disappointed with what happened and the outcome. Through misinformation and misunderstanding a person at work missed out on a company benefit for a year. That is simply mechanics--that can be fixed. I was disappointed in the response I received when the mistake was discovered and no offer of correcting it was given. I lost some respect for a person that is in a leadership position and whom I admired greatly. After stewing about the situation last night I discovered with God's help that people are human and make mistakes. Yup! you are not perfect! Neither am I!LOL We need to extend grace to everyone. Even the ones that we think are so far ahead of the game and have it all figured out. Well, they don't really have it all figured out. They are struggling with their humanity just like you or I.

We need to be more like Jesus. He showed perfect grace to us--imperfect people. He laid down His life for us. In most cases, Jesus is not asking us to lay down our life for someone but to extend them the grace He has taught us to do in His Word. If we are truly believers of Jesus how can we do any less?

I have learned over the years that when you elevate someone they tend to fall and that is our expectation WE have for them that they can not live up to. Sometimes these people don't even realize that we have elevated them to this level of expectation. We always need to keep a right perspective on life, and the people around us. And always remember grace needs to be extended to everyone not just a select few who seem to mess up a lot--to EVERYONE.

I trust our Lord is blessing you and keep you until the next posting.

God Bless.

Your Sister In Christ,
Lynne