Not what we usually mean when we speak of gracious living. Yet, in the midst of her troubles she was cool, calm, collected and funny. She had strength, confidence and didn t take herself or her problems too seriously. The show, a sitcom, was about how she dealt with the daily deluge of trouble that was her life. Grace under fire.
Grace is really about inner strength.
And when the scripture says, For by Grace are you saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves. Grace is not faith, but faith activates it. Faith is the catalyst Faith and honesty. It s simple really. If you don t believe God, you won t take the gift of power He wants to give you.