GRACE

grace

[greys]  noun, verb, graced, grac·ing.

1.  elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.

2.  a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.

3.  favor or good will.

4.  a manifestation of favor, especially by a superior: It was only through the dean’s grace that I wasn’t expelled from school.

5.  mercy; clemency; pardon: an act of grace.

6.  favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.

7.  an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against him or her or a penalty applied: The life insurance premium is due today, but we have 31 days’ grace before the policy lapses. Compare grace period.

8.  Theology .

9.  moral strength: the grace to perform a duty.

10.  a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given.

11.  ( usually initial capital letter ) a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually preceded by your, his,  etc.).

12.  Graces, Classical Mythology . the goddesses of beauty, daughters of zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae.

13.  Music . grace note.

WOW – what a definition!  I was just sitting in Church yesterday, thinking about Grace!  It is truly an amazing thing.  Where would we be without it?  I know my screw ups, short comings, and negative thoughs… and just to think…. God is basically saying, “Forget them, leave them behind, it’s like it never happened… I have taken care of it all”  WOW!

So how could we ever be negative?  It’s a choice to be positive each day.  Don’t you hate it when you hear that?  It kinda pisses me off.  It then becomes my responsibility.  Don’t I have enough responsibility as it is, now this?  When you are flooded with doubts, fears, insecurities, worries, imperfect thoughts and begin listening to those inner voices (you do hear them too don’t cha?)  … it is so easy to make bad choices and be negative. It is sooooooo much easier than being positive.  Sad thing is, you can always find someone to be negative with you!  Complainers have a way of finding each other.

Don’t confuse what I am saying.  There are negative situations, issues, world situations, just don’t get caught up in it.   Ask yourself some questions, “How can I turn this situation around?”,  “What could I do to make this better?”, “Do they need my help?”… you get the picture.

Being Positive just means seeing the Grace in as much as you possibly can!  It’s yours and it’s FREE!