Grace vs Luck - Dec 17, 2005

Hello, Mr Luck!

Isn't it sad, that many of us just live without a single thought about the grace bestowed upon us everyday? We even take for granted (or "forget"?) that we wouldn't be breathing if not for grace. While others remain nonchalant, some of us are humble enough to credit our unexpected well-being to "luck" -Thank you, Mr Luck. I pray you visit me again next time. Can Mr Luck hear you? Is Mr Luck some living being? How much faith do you put in Mr Luck, that he would come to your aid the next time? Or is it a Que Sera Sera kinda thing that if it happens, it happens? -Mr Luck is busy, so too bad.

Introducing Grace

If you may, I'd like to introduce to you, Grace. No, not Mr Grace or Mrs Grace. Just, Grace.
Grace is when you can wake up everyday, still breathing. Grace is no matter how bad you drive, you still get to your destination safely. Grace is even though your interview sucked, you still got the job. . Grace is when even though you felt you did badly enough to fail in the exam, you didn't fail. Grace is when you have too much to handle alone, you managed anyway. Grace is when your relationship with someone turned sour and you never thought it could get better, it did. Grace is when you've been praying for so long, your prayer's answered one unexpected day. Grace is no living thing. You don't thank Grace. You thank the Giver of Grace.

For those who thank Mr Luck, I suppose you meant the Giver of Grace. For those who are nonchalant, well, Grace is still there for you, as He is gracious, after all.

Thanking Grace

But how long will you wait before you actually acknowledge and thank the right Person? When would you give time to reflect upon the purpose of living? Would you only ask God to take you to heaven when you're on your deathbed? Where do you think you would be if you were to die today, unsuspectingly? By then, it would be too late to even reflect upon anything or ask God of anything.

For those who know the Giver of Grace, each day is a day of His Grace. Each day, there are many things to thank God for -from the smallest to the biggest of things, it doesn't matter -because we know that we wouldn't have made it everyday without Him making it possible for us.
It is sad that some of us view thanking the Giver of Grace as 'weak' or 'incapable of helping yourself' or 'low self-confidence.' Oh yes, to a certain extent, I do agree with you. We are definitely incapable of cloning ourselves, we are not strong enough to stop mishaps from happening, and we certainly have no confidence that we could stop the rage of nature.

It's always been a common misconception that when someone prays, he/she is simply letting God do everything for him/her while he/she sits there and do nothing. I'd like to hereby vindicate what's misconcepted.

Not a Sign of Weakness

Oh yes, we do our part of doing things while we pray. Prayer is still a must while we act, because in doing our best, our best always has a limit to it ie. best. When we pray, we actually build our faith and trust in God, that as we do our best, He will take care of the rest. Only then will we be able to see the limit of our best, and the extension of His grace. Without this acknowledgement that we need to rely on a more superior power, we put ourselves as the superior ones and place all credits to us and our best .. and of course, Mr Luck, if he happened to be there for us when we "just so happened" to be incapable of helping ourselves.

Point to Ponder

Now's the best time to think where you're heading toward in life. If you want to know if God is real, there are many who are more than happy to share with you testimonies after testimonies of His grace.

If you want to experience the joy of living with the Giver of Grace, take a step of faith.