Sometimes I just want to punish students for asking me for recommendations last minute. I want to close my office door when they come by to get class notes because they overslept for class. I think about withholding all my good will and servant mindset because they just don't deserve it.
But neither do I.
I don't deserve any of the goodness and blessing of God, and yet He bestows it freely. I think about this theological truth and change my heart towards the people in my path today. Neighbors, children, students, and colleagues: their good (or terrible) behavior shouldn't change my opinion of them. I freely extend the grace God shows me.
Living with flair means we stop punishing people because they don't deserve good things. Neither do we.
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Did you have to extend grace today?
1 comment:
Thank you. This really resonates with me. I need to remember this when I'm feeling stressed, hungry, and frustrated.
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