The Body of Christ (BOC), like our own bodies, is composed of individual, unlike cells that are knit together to form one Body.

He/she is the ‘whole” thing, and the joy of the Body increases as individual cells realize they can be diverse without becoming isolated outposts.

Do you think we are half machine/mechanical  and half mysterious?

I think we are.

However, most people live in one or the other(machine/mechanical & mysterious) and almost completely ignore the other.

Here’s what I am trying to say –

Grace …

specifically, God’s Grace, is the intangible … the considerably incalculable part of our human nature.

This is the mysterious … quantum realm.

It is the quantum realm that … is where God does his work.

Individually, we, function and do all our work in the 3^rd dimension, in this realm as we know it … what I refer to as the mechanical realm.

And what’s the difference?

Well, God gives us Grace.

He asks and beckons us to build on this fundamental … and all his fundamental work.

But, it is quite difficult for us, to build on this fundamental in this ‘mechanical realm’ because we don’t strive to do this work in the ‘mysterious world … mysterious realm’ that he works in.

For many, it is very difficult to ‘build that bridge’ between the two worlds … between the two realms.

Individuals simply do not know HOW. They have never been taught how.

RESTORATION & RE-EDUCATION OF THE HEART

I’ve learned many lessons in life, so far.

I try to discern between the KEY ones and those that need to be forgotten.

One of the most important lessons is that God is so Gracious and in his grace, he accepts ‘ME” for all that I AM … my good parts and my not-so-good parts.

He accepts my failures just as he accepts my strengths; he accepts my personality quirks and my considerable short-comings … and everything in-between.

I AM a Perfectionist.

I’m not sure if I am a ‘perfectionist’ but I could be lying if I said I wasn’t.

It can be quite difficult for me, for example, to admit that I can NEVER be GOOD ENOUGH. If this is a sign of perfectionism, than I am guilty. Maybe I am a perfectionist.

At times, no matter how sound my strategy or plan or much study I do … or how hard I work … it inevitably seems that I’ll ALWAYS be a FAILURE when it comes to being perfect.

But … here’s the thing ….. it doesn’t matter … because GOD LOVES ME ANYWAY!

This belief and thought, comforts me. Comforts me greatly.

Believing in this thought … gives me one of the greatest sense of peace, serenity & security & confidence in this crazy, noisy world.

Gives me peace of mind … gives me CLARITY. Do WHO I AM … WHAT I AM … WHERE I AM and Where I AM GOING. and knowing in my heart that he is there in my corner, every step of the way.

I believe that it is this FAITH … this BELIEF … and the POWER OF BELIEF … more than anything else, enables me to last this long

… this long, being alive.

It is this exact faith … this considerable belief that gives me HOPE for whatever the future holds for me.

I BELIEVE.

I have absolutely NOT AN OUNCE OF DOUBT that when everyone else fails me … when ALL else fails, GOD STANDS WITH ME.

ALWAYS.

I am GRATIFUL for God’s GRACE.

Amen.