Awakening to Grace

Have you ever given any thought to the idea of awakening to grace?

Grace actually has many definitions.

One way I think about grace is that it's a divine love, a generous and kind energy you allow yourself to receive from God, or the higher spirituality that has created us.

Awakening to grace is where you open yourself up to the spiritual assistance that God makes available to you.

"Grace is available for each of us every day - our spiritual daily bread - but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow."
- Sarah Ban Breathnach
Another aspect of this process is that it's so important to free yourself from guilt, and grace, to me, allows you to leave guilt behind.

So much pain comes to you when you burden yourself with regret and guilt. It's OK to forgive yourself of anything that causes you to feel this way.

Allow yourself to accept this divine assistance and forgiveness that your higher self (God) wants to bring to you.

During this awakening to grace process, as you're opening yourself up to divine love, you're actually realizing a true love for yourself.

Think of grace as a pure, unconditional love you receive from yourself... even if you feel it's not deserved, it's there.

This is the opposite of judgment. Leave behind the human tendency to try and fit into a "religious box", or the attempts to be "perfect".

You are perfect already... awakening to grace helps you understand that there's no need to do something that somehow makes you worthy of feeling inner peace.

You're already worthy just because you're you... what a freeing thought that is!

"I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us."
- Anne Lamott
A large part of awakening to grace is staying focused on looking within yourself.

If you're constantly looking outside of yourself for approval or the secret of happiness, it's time to stop doing this!

Grace is a gift you can give yourself only if you listen to your inner voice and stay true to its signals.

Awakening to grace means to discover your authentic self by creating an inner reality of tranquility.

As you continue this process, you further your journey for inner peace. As you feel inner peace, your outer world becomes more peaceful. Eventually, you're able to not only bring peace to yourself, but to others as well.

"Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul."
- William Hazlitt
Change your life,

Matt


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