GRACE UNDILUTED

As life’s journey unfolds, I have come to realize that I can do nothing without the help, guidance, and direction of the One who created me. I have failed woefully on my own. There were days I woke up and decided to handle things by myself. I relied on my wisdom, my strength, and my understanding. But when I saw the resultsdisappointments, setbacks, and frustration, I became angry. I rebelled. At one point, I completely gave up. I entered a season of “whatever happens, happens.” I no longer cared to plan or put in effort. I let everything slide. Depression crept in. Isolation became my new normal. I withdrew from people and from life itself. But in the midst of it all, God reminded me of something profound: " I am nothing without Him". Even before I was formed, He knew me. He knew my strengths, my weaknesses, my desires, my struggles—everything. He knows me more than I know myself. This is why it is so important to commit everything to God our dream...

At the heart of the gospel is a Savior who looked at our sins countless, undeserved, and painful and still chose to forgive. That’s grace: undeserved favor, unearned love, and mercy freely given.   Yet, as much as we love receiving grace, extending it to others through forgiveness is often a struggle. We want justice. We want apologies. We want to hold onto our pain because it feels like a safeguard against being hurt again. But grace calls us higher. Grace calls us to forgive.   What Forgiveness Looks Like Through Grace 1. Grace Forgives Freely:   Just as Jesus forgave us before we ever repented (Romans 5:8), we are called to extend forgiveness, even when it isn’t asked for or deserved.   2. Grace Sees Beyond the Offense:  Forgiveness doesn’t excuse sin, but it does see the person beyond the mistake, just as God sees us.   3. Grace Lets Go of the Right to Retaliate : It is human to want payback, but grace says, *"I rel...

Grace Undiluted: What It Really Means to Live in God’s Grace Have you ever felt like you had to “earn” God’s love? Like you needed to check off a list of good deeds before you could truly be accepted? I’ve been there too. But the beauty of grace is this: we don’t have to work for it—it’s already freely given. Welcome to Grace Undiluted —a space where we strip grace of all the extra baggage we’ve attached to it and experience it as God intended. No striving, no guilt—just the pure, life-changing love of Jesus. What is God’s Grace? Grace is one of those words we hear in church all the time, but do we really understand it? The Bible defines grace in Ephesians 2:8-9 : "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." In other words, grace is God’s undeserved favor —His love, mercy, and forgiveness poured out on us, not because we are perfect, but because He is. Think of it...