Recommended Reading: Grace Walk by Steve McVey
I highly recommend this devotional book from Steve McVey. It is very liberating for someone like me who always fall into a default old system that I have to do my best on my own abilities to please God.
This book clearly explains from scriptures that God, thru the saving grace of Jesus Christ on the cross and out of love, extended us full grace to cling on to. That is why He said, His burden is light and His yoke is easy.
So no wonder, most Christians, myself included, nowadays, try their utmost best on their own capacities to follow God ending up with guilt, frustration, exasperation, feeling burdened and tired as they fall short instead of living out the Christian life joyfully by grace.
God says He looks into the heart more than anything. God knows our frailties and limitations that is why He already said that for those who have received Jesus in their hearts as their personal Lord and Savior : “His grace is ever sufficient for us” (1Corinthians 12:9-10).
Walking with God is never religious as I most often tended to do in the past. Christian walk is not about legalism where it would be a matter of how you should be able to follow 100% God’s laws at all times. Definitely, anyone sooner or later, shall often realize that he won’t make it no matter how good he tries. I found myself always falling short of what I am expected to do as a christian. On my own, yes it is impossible to please God. It is only by declaring and realizing that “I can’t do it, Lord”. This is key for God thru His son Jesus to step in and walk with us. That we may all enjoy His purpose-driven life and mission for us to the fullest with a transformation that God’s Holy Spirit Himself shall bring unto our lives.
Here is a synopsis and annotation of the book from Barnes and Noble:
Synopsis
“Now with a fresh cover! The nearly 200,000-selling Grace Walk has helped thousands of believers leave behind the “manic-depressive” Christian walk: either running around trying to perform to be acceptable to God: or thinking they’ve failed Him again and wondering if they’ll ever measure up.
Living the grace walk gets Christians off this religious roller coaster. Using his own journey from legalism into grace, Steve McVey illustrates the foundational, biblical truths of who believers are in Jesus Christ and how they can let Him live His life through them each day. As they experience their identity in Jesus Christ, Christians will come to know “Amazing Grace” as not just a song but as their true way of life.”
Annotation
“Many Christians struggle earnestly to make their life count for Christ. But instead of joy, they experience frustration—all because they can’t live up to what they think a Christian ought to be. When we push self-sufficiency aside and let Christ live through us, then we’ll experience the grace walk—and know the spiritual fulfillment we long for. “
I pray that you get hold of the book and take time out reading thru it as how it blessed me.
About me
Firstly, the photo displayed for my profile is not my picture. I chose it though to always remind myself have an attitude of thanks and praise to our dear Lord Jesus Christ.At my age of past 50 years, I could not stop but pause, look up with thanksgiving how gracious and loving our God is. Everytime I open my eyes every morning and see that I breathe free air that comes from Him, I can’t stop saying thank you Lord for this life you have lent and extended me that I have so often taken for granted in the past.
I see my wife and 2 daughters and I can’t help but say thanks further Lord for my family. Then the rest of the family, relatives, friends come across my mind that all the more add up towards an attitude of appreciation.
I act like this because the past years have been the lowest points in my business and corporate life yet these are the most meaningful and joyful moments when our good Lord has enhanced my perspective, values, priorities and walk.
A dear first cousin of mine in the US, gifted me with a book called, Grace Walk Experience by Steve Mcvey, and indeed it was a walk-thru that molded and humbled me further recognizing the amazing unmerited grace that God has extend me and everyone of us who responds to His word.
Well, as I hopefully continue on blogging, re-blogging, sharing and posting with tumblr, my prayer is that I may be able to enthusiastically (which by the way, was originally taken from the greek “en-theos siasm” , meaning in God’s Spirit) talk about things from an outlook of how God wants me to see things from His perspective.
