Signs you’re growing in Grace

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We enjoy and deepen our relationship with Jesus always by grace and daily by choice

"Legalism is attractive because it is safe." Graeme Goldsworthy

The weight of grace (its glory) makes the wait for grace (its provision) more than bearable. Jesus will be on time.

The grace that justifies us doesn't justify our acting like mannerless morons.Tip well, be on time, wipe your feet, etc.

To cleanse the heart is beyond the power of the creature; it can no more make itself holy, than make itself to be. Manton

The problem with legalism is that it isn't legalistic enough. It's not demanding enough to make Jesus necessary

Following Jesus to earn your righteousness = an impossibility. Claiming Jesus' righteousness w/out following him = a myth

Another sign you're growing in grace. You've actually read Nahum and Obadiah

Another sign you're growing in grace. You catch people "doing it right" in a 3 to 1 ratio to "doing it wrong"

Another sign you're growing in grace. You don't try to take 23 items through the 10 item speed check out line at Publix

Another sign you're growing in grace. You're in your seat in the worship center 7 minutes early to pray for the service

Another sign you're growing in grace. On a 2-lane-becoming-1 road, you don't speed up just to jet around 3 extra cars

Another sign you're growing in grace. Your repentances come quicker with less pouting, excuses and vain promises

Another sign you're growing in grace. You throw less pity-parties, because you go to Jesus quicker than to self-contempt

Another sign you're growing in grace. You talk about your justification 10 times more than your victimization

Another sign you're growing in grace. You quote Jesus more than you quote Tim Keller

A sign you're growing in grace is a commitment to give your spouse focused, unrushed attention at the END of the day

A sign you're growing in grace is just grabbing a browie without looking for the biggest or best crust-edged brownie

A sign you're growing in grace is when you use less labels to dismiss people or marginalize their comments

A sign you're growing in grace is still being gracious to telemarketers when they call your protected phone number

A sign you're growing in grace is a commitment to pray for people you'd really rather gossip about

A sign you're growing in grace is not texting or reading emails on your pda while driving, with or without kids

Another sign you're growing in grace. You no longer simply assume if you can pay for something you really can afford it

Another sign you're growing in grace. You recognize the subtle ways you're living justification by sanctification

Another sign you're growing in grace. Your spouse and children are the first to notice the signs

Another sign you're growing in grace. You get sucker-punched by condemnation for sin less often, but convicted much more

A sign you're growing in grace. You don't use your car horn to curse bad drivers, but appropriately caution & warn them

A sign you're growing in grace. The gospel still astonishes & humbles you. It's not just cliche or the name of your tribe

A sign you're growing in grace. The more you learn about Jesus & the gospel the more you realize how little YOU know.

A sign you're growing in grace: You're thinking more about the new heaven & new earth than the intermediate state

A sign you're growing in grace: You desire less stuff rather than simply buying more

A sign you're growing in grace: Places like Haiti, Dafur and Somolia aren't "missions targets", but family

A sign you're growing in grace: When you hear the word "sanctification," you think about Jesus & his work, not yours

A sign you're growing in grace: When speak about "the victorious Christian life" you're referring to Jesus, not you.

A sign you're growing in grace: Nothing makes your blood boil more than false gospels.

A sign you're growing in grace: When you think about "blessings" from God, suffering makes your list

A sign you're growing in grace: The passive righteousness of Jesus lights an active fire in your heart for kingdom work

A sign you're growing in grace: The phrase, "meriting God's favor" has been ripped from your salvific vocabulary

A sign you're growing in grace: You've got a whole lot more confidence in Jesus' prayers than yours

A sign you're growing in grace: You're content, even glad knowing that God sometimes answers your prayers with "No."

A sign you're growing in grace: You're increasingly less quarrelsome, sarcastic and easily offended

A sign you're growing in grace: The work "trafficking" moves you to work for justice, not complain about too many cars

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't care squat about infralapsarianism, but you'll defend the gospel with your life

A sign you're growing in grace: Less cynicism about other people's sins and more tears over your own

A sign you're growing in grace: You feel like you're just beginning to appreciate all the riches and depth of John 3:16

A sign you're growing in grace: You argue less about the timing of the Spirit's baptism & thirst 4 more of his fullness

A sign you're growing in grace: Your thoughts of heaven are more about the transforming of this world than escaping it

A sign you're growing in grace: You can enjoy God's gifts without reservation & share God's gifts without hesitation

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't linger at religious TV programming just to fuel contempt & make snide remarks

A sign you're growing in grace: You remember the names of your checkout attendants where you usually buy your groceries

A sign your'e growing in grace: It takes minutes not weeks to recognize when you've fallen back into works righteousness.

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't objecify your church for criticism. You weep with her as a member of the family.

A sign you're growing in grace. You unplug your affirmation-junkie umbilical cord from people by believing the gospel

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't trust signs, just Jesus

A sign you're growing in grace: You waste less food & time, and your committed giving is becoming cheerful giving

A sign you're growing in grace: You think about fixing people less and loving them more

A sign you're growing in grace: You will do everything you can NOT to do unnecessary damage to a person's reputation

A sign you're growing in grace: Prayer walks are yielding as much satisfaction as shopping sprees, maybe more.

A sign you're growing in grace: You enjoy, but you don't flaunt Christian liberty. Act like you been there before

A sign you're growing in grace: When at the "Y" or gym of choice, you do less mirror gazing and more working out

A sign you're growing in grace: Lent is not a season for navel-gazing introspection but cross-surveying celebration

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't do penance to impress Jesus; you do repentant faith which unites you to Jesus

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't have to form an opinion about everything, nor a need to always share yours

A sign you're growing in grace: The word "godliness" makes you think about what Jesus has done for you, not vice versa

A sign you're growing in grace: You're learning to repay good for evil without being self-righteous or pious about it.

A sign you're growing in grace: You laugh with louder gufaws, & cry with hotter tears, because the gospel is at work.

A sign you're growing in grace: The Bible reads you as much as you read the Bible

A sign you're growing in grace: You notice a person's dignity before you notice their depravity

A sign you're growing in grace: There are fewer pages in the little book in which you keep a record of wrongs done to you

A sign you're growing in grace: Your cry for a changed heart is louder than your cry for relief

A sign you're growing in grace: The word "overcomer" in Revelation makes you think about Jesus, THE Overcomer, not you.

A sign you're growing in grace: Repentance is becoming less something YOU do and more Someone you trust, namely, Jesus

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't pontificate judgment on a country if it experiences an earthquake or tsunami

A sign you're growing in grace: The more you understand your union with Christ the more you crave communion with Him

A sign you're growing in grace: You practice the anatomical ratio of ears to mouth: Listening twice as much as talking

A sign you're growing in grace: People you're talking with don't just hear your words but experience your presence

A sign you're growing in grace: You grieve how touchy, pouty and defensive you can be

A sign you're growing in grace: The gap between your sound doctrine and your actual discipleship is narrowing

A sign you're growing in grace: Because of God's grace at work in your heart, it's getting harder to gossip, nag & snarl

A sign you're growing in grace: You spend way less time stuck in the paralysis of analysis

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't appeal to the sovereignty of God as an excuse for your being lazy or foolish

A sign your'e growing in grace: If you don't know, you don't pretend you do.

A sign you're growing in grace: You stop trying to be an chameleon on scotch plaid... trying to keep everybody happy

A sign you're growing in grace: You ask, "What on earth is Jesus doing?", not, "What would Jesus do if he was here?"

A sign you're growing in grace: You know the difference between dialogue & diatribe when discussing theological matters

A sign you're growing in grace: You know when you're giving God a bit part in your story versus finding your place in His

A sign you're growing in grace: You boast IN your weaknesses but you don't boast about them. They don't define you.

A sign you're growing in grace: You're intentional about not spending all your time with Christians

A sign you're growing in grace: You know you're not anywhere close to being as free as Jesus intends

A sign you're growing in grace: The people who know you best would say you live more of a called life than a driven life

A sign you're growing in grace: You know if Jesus is calling you to do 3 things you can't afford to dabble with 17

A sign you're growing in grace: You know the difference between being obsessively busy and providentially busy

A sign you're growing in grace: Your inwards groans are getting louder and your eager waiting more intense. Rom.8:23

A sign you're growing in grace: You give God all the credit and praise for chocolate

A sign you're growing in grace: You want to trust again more than you want to stay stuck in your hurt

A sign you're growing in grace: The older you get the more you remember stuff your parents actually did right

A sign you're growing in grace: You are quicker at seeing and grieving YOUR bad attitude, than noticing anyone else's.

A sign you're growing in grace: You're doing a better job at stewarding the emotion of anger... less stewing & spewing

A sign you're growing in grace: You're neither a pessimist nor an optimist, but a gospel realist.

A sign you're growing in grace: You park your conscience under God's grace & when it drifts towards law, you yank it back

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't guilt very easily, either as victim or agent.

A sign you're growing in grace: No matter what anyone says about you, you realize the cross is your greatest critic & cure

A sign you're growing in grace: Your recovery time from irritability, resentment and smugness is getting shorter

A sign you're growing in grace: You don't privatize your relationship with Jesus. You're using more plural pronouns.

A sign you're growing in grace: You're thankful Jesus hasn't just forgiven all your sins, but also all your good works

A sign you're growing in grace: You go to bed each night not riddled with regrets but resting in Jesus' righteousness

A sign you're growing in grace: For every one look at yourself you take ten looks at Jesus- your righteousness & peace

A sign you're growing in grace: You long for your heart to come more fully alive to the love of Jesus

 

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