GRACE FOR THE MOMENT | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

1. Grace for the Moment

a) "Grace for the Moment" is a collection of thoughts that are inspirational. They are intended to encourage, to give hope, and to inspire the viewers.

b) Reading a thought can change the way you think about something.

2. Scripture Verse

i) Philippians 2:5 New Century Version (NCV)

⁵ In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus.

3. Thoughts

a) It's dangerous to sum up grand truths in one statement, but we are going to try. If a sentence or two could capture God's desire for each of us, it might read like this:

"God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus."

b) God loves you just the way you are. If you think His love for you would be stronger if your faith were, you are wrong. If you think His love would be deeper if your thoughts were, wrong again. Don't confuse God's love with the love of people. The love of people often increases with performance and decreases with mistakes. Not so with God's love. He loves you right where you are.