Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 33

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Part 32

Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith:

A sign you’re growing in grace: When critiquing a theological position, you don’t use unnecessary negative adjectives.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You let people finish their sentences and you don’t put your meaning on their words.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re just as passionate about pleasing God as you are in resisting legalism.

A sign you’re growing in grace: People suffering from depression don’t duck when they see you coming. You’re more merciful.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You love your Christian friends, but you’re making more time to be with non-believers.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Some things that used to REALLY irritate you now only mildly bug you, because of grace.

A sign you’re growing in grace: As this day begins, you see the log(s) in your own eye much better than other’s specks.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When you ask someone an important question, you can repeat their answer the next day.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your gentle answers outnumber your harsh words at least 50 to 1. Proverbs 15:1

A sign you’re growing in grace: You overlook as much stuff as you can because you’re a peacemaker, not a peace-faker.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When provoked, you turn the other cheek a ratio of 10 to 1 to committing heart homicide.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You have no need to be cynical, snide, defensive or super-spiritual about Halloween.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You crave a fresh gospel-baptism like Luther had when he kicked off the Reformation.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When listening to a sermon, the Word critiques you more than you critique the preacher.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When offered something chocolate to eat, you do.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Because (not in spite of the fact) you love the gospel, you take Sabbath rest seriously.

A sign you’re growing in grace: On this Reformation Day, you love the doctrines of grace because they make you righteous in Christ, not just right.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You no longer use the word “saint” to refer to super-Christians, but everyone in Christ.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Nobody will welcome and enjoy children more than you tonight, with a joyful and festive heart.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’ve gladly given up trying to predict, domesticate and manipulate Jesus.