Overflowing Grace

~~~ Romans 5:12, 15B, 17-19, 20B-21 ~~~ Psalm 40 ~~~ 

~~~ Luke 12:35-38 ~~~

Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.

Each time you recite/pray the Our Father
you are professing the will of God...
thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven...

Do these words actually mean that YOU are
willing to do the will of God?
Is it okay for others to do his will?
Do you have reservations
when it becomes too personal?

This is not an easy verse to reflect upon.
It is not easy because you cannot know
what God will ask of you.

There are times when doing the will of God is fulfilling.
There also those times when doing the will
 of God is down right painful.

Have you ever hesitated to raise your hand...
to willfully volunteer...to say 'here I am, Lord'?
Of course God knows where you are at all times.

Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more...

Sometimes we do not volunteer to do the will of God
because we are trapped by our own frailties.

It takes trust and courage to step out of the crowd...
to come forward...to accept the invitation.

When you raise your hand...
when you come forward to do the will of God;
in that precise moment grace is poured upon you.

His grace is more powerful than any of your shortcomings.
When you say 'here I am, Lord'
the grace begins to flow into your soul.
It continues to flow until the cup of your
soul is overflowing.

It is only through this out pouring of grace that you
are able to hear the will of God.

When grace is filling up your heart
his words become clear.

Your fears and doubts are washed away
 as his graces overflow your soul.

It is grace that you can do the will of God.
It is grace that gives you the strength to commit
even when you are not sure.

May the Grace of the Lord
bless your soul today.
May you have the strength needed to
do the will of God no matter what
or where it may lead you.

~~~Peace~~~