The title of this post means “endowed with grace”. Isn’t it such a beautiful word? I really think it is. At least when you have been “endowed with grace” it becomes beautiful.
The story goes like this: yesterday I was confused and overwhelmed. I actually was not sure how I was feeling at the time…lost would be a good word to use. I felt like my prayers were being unheard and the Holy Spirit wasn’t reminding me of truth. The truth I told myself fell on a cold heart. I wasn’t in despair, it was more just…apathy. And while I hated it, I was stuck.
Until today. Though it was merely a day, it was a long day yesterday, and even the beginning of today felt like it would be the same. But instead it wasn’t. Today, I was graced.
I didn’t have a quiet time (though I should have), and I didn’t spend a lot of time alone with God (like I did yesterday, to no avail). I went to football practice, did homework, and dressed up for the dodgeball tournament. We cheered on the referees, and then we came back and collapsed. I got grass stains, researched Acts 1:8, and yelled a ton. And had a blast, enjoying life.
And even though there wasn’t a ton spiritual about it (though the research on Acts 1:8 was fascinating), I think God gives us days like those. Days when he distracts our minds from worry and just “establishes peace for us”. Even if I didn’t spend hours reading my Bible–I spent the day with Him. He is ever-present. And in Him being ever-present, I have peace. I am not troubled like I was yesterday. My heart is no longer (at least for the moment) in turmoil.
I have been graced by tube socks.
-Sarah
