Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 20

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Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith:

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’ve learned the limit of words when caring for the crushed, grieving & traumatized.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re becoming less insufferable because the sufferings of Jesus are humbling you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Because you stay more aware of Jesus’ love for you, you’re not as rigid, picky & controlling.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re less inclined to look for a tit for tat correlation between hardships & your sins.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When the Father disciplines you, you know he could’ve chosen MANY reasons to do so.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know God’s discipline has more in common with wearing braces than frapping knuckles.

You cannot over emphasize God’s grace, but you can WAY under emphasize the radical implications of his grace.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your ability to embrace diversity and your commitment to guard unity is thriving.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re learning to repay sarcasm with kindness and cynicism with wisdom.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Fewer lame excuses, cutting remarks and unnecessary commentary flows from your mouth.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You bite and devour healthy food more and other Christians less.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Thinking about the gospel and its implications is seizing more of your waking moments.

A sign you’re growing in grace: It doesn’t take as long to get over bad days, failed expectations & personal slights.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The time span between your foolishness and your repenting has gone from days to hours.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t work as hard at being cool, noticed and appreciated.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The main line u’re concerned about is the gospel line; not hair, waist, bust or bottom.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You have more compassion for addicts & appreciation for those who work/walk with them.

A sign you’re growing in grace: “There, but for the grace of God, go I” is no longer a polite cliche you use. You mean it.

A sign you’re growing in grace: A good theology of depravity & sin helps, but doesn’t eliminate the pain of betrayals.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Certain people still bug you, but you don’t murder them in your heart as frequently.