Prayer on Grace

Father god,


I am sorry for taking Jesus' sacrifices on the cross lightly. Not realising how hard and painful it was for him and you. Not realising the great outcome of the cross. I am deeply sorry as i often fail to obey and trust you with your plan and guidance.


Thank you for the super obedience and love of Jesus that he willingly and sacrificially took the punishment that was suppose to be for me. Thank you also for your super abundance love that was shown through Jesus on the cross.


Help me to ALWAYS be reminded of your grace that i would live my life according to your will not as a burden but as a privilege in light of everything that you had done for me.


In Jesus name i ask all these things not only for myself but also for my brothers and sisters in Christ, amen.




"Abba, father, he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." (Mark 14:36, NIV 84).

"Grace is God's free and unmerited favor shown to guilty sinners who deserve only judgement. It is the love of God shown to the unlovely. It is God reaching downward to people who are in rebellion against him." (Jerry Bridges- Transforming Grace, p.21).

Here would be my repost in light of Jerry Bridges' definition of grace :

"In the past, I'd always bent and reshape myself to fit into a relationship with God... from now on, I'll just be me and look to Jesus who fits that." :D:D

Personal Rebuke on Graduation

"Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation." (1 Peter 2:11-12, HCSB).


"I havent finish my graduate jobs application yet, and theyre due soon!!"
"My GPA* is not as great as other people, surely it'll be super hard for me to get any graduate positions"
"My resume and cover letter needs to be good so that they employer would at least consider me to fill in the grad position, regardless of my marks."
"and on... and on... and on... and on..."


I had been caught up with the thought of not being able to get a job after i finish uni. As much as I'd love to graduate from uni and put to an end all assignments and exams, i am scared about what will come after. I had been thinking about looking for internship, finding a related part time jobs to make me look better as a potential employee after graduation, and regretting not doing or thinking about all this 2 years ago.


Then 1 Peter 2 reminded me that as temporary residents of this world, i need not to worry about not being able to get a grad position and desire to have one because as one of God's children, those should no longer be my desire (not saying that i shouldnt put any effort in applying and studying). Am i not a liar/hypocrite if i say that i am a christian who put my trust and depend solely on God but my action shows that i put so much hope in getting a graduate position?? I am super grateful that my heavenly father still takes time to rebuke me in this.




*GPA is short for Grade Point Average (according to google translate ;);)) that is your overall mark of all subjects that you do throughout the course.

O Great God- Sovereign Grace Ministries