Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 17

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Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith:

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know that the path of righteousness will ALWAYS lead to Jesus, our perfect righteousness.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The love of Jesus is compelling you to be more generous with your time, talent & treasure.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The demands of the love of God are becoming more obvious to you… and welcomed.

A sign you’re growing in grace: While not condemning you, the gospel is exposing the depth of your selfishness & greed.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You humbly accept both the criticism & the celebration of the cross. You are broken & beloved.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re glad God grades by the cross, not on a curve.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re always come back to the gospel in order to move forward in the Kingdom.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your heart is full because Jesus’ tomb was empty.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re becoming flexible & people don’t fear asking you to do things at the last minute.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re becoming hospitable and people don’t fear “invading your space” like they used to.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re becoming “real” & people feel freer to share their struggles & failures with you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: As your knowledge of theology grows, your family experiences you as being more “present”.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Easter Sunday always humbles and gladdens the heck out of you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’ve got incurable “redemptive heartburn,” because you see Jesus in ALL the Bible.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You agree with Luther that pets are some of the best companions God gives us in life.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your confidence in God’s sovereignty is freeing you from both negativity and passivity.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Though you’re tired in the evening, you still pursue heart connection with your kids.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your spouse has tangible evidence that you’re still committed to romance them.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t work as hard to make excuses or attempt to justify your bad attitude.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re less obsessive about correcting rumors & stereotypes floating around about you.