Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 32

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Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith:

A sign you’re growing in grace: You realize, more than ever, you simply cannot & MUST NOT do the Christian life alone.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your friends hooked into pornography know they can come to you for care, grace and strength.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t fall into gifts, smarts or looks envy as much as you used to.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The collective stories and wisdom of older friends has become a most sweet gospel nectar.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You not only treasure the riches of the gospel you obey the implications of the gospel.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Being misunderstood and miss-labeled stings, but it doesn’t freeze or cripple you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You have a few friends who genuinely sense they are a priority in your life.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your spouse is encouraged by your priorities and the trajectory of your life.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Money, success, activity and being appreciated don’t control your moods as much.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When feeling insecure, confused or incompetent, you no longer pretend otherwise.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re better about waiting on the Lord when tempted to take matters into your own hand.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When asked, “What’s the Spirit convicting you about?”, you don’t have to hesitate.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The line between grace works and dead works is growing increasingly distinct to you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t count calories, monitor manners or record sins of other people.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t treat accountability like a four-letter word OR a savior.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know God is greatly delighting in you even when he’s painfully disciplining you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: It takes you less time to get over sulking, pouting, whining and blame-shifting.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You buck the trend of being a member of 1.6 churches, ’cause it’s about Jesus, not you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: People don’t feel they have to stop mid-joke when you come into the room.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You rave more about the beauty of Jesus than you rant about the brokenness of the world.