Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 7

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Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith:

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t feel the need to pose and pretend as often or as much.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The main work you’ll be about the rest of your life is believing in Jesus – John 6:29.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t appeal to the sovereignty of God as an excuse for your being lazy or foolish.

A sign your’e growing in grace: If you don’t know, you don’t pretend you do.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Somebody with redemptive wisdom knows about your struggle with sexual sin.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re better about responding to calls and invitations, and sending thank you notes.

A sign you’re growing in grace: It hurts, but doesn’t devastate you when people move from your church to another one.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You stop trying to be an chameleon on scotch plaid… trying to keep everybody happy.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You ask, “What on earth is Jesus doing?”, not, “What would Jesus do if he was here?”

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know the difference between dialogue & diatribe when discussing theological matters.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know when you’re giving God a bit part in your story versus finding your place in His.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t live by the frowns and judgments of professional weaker brothers.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You boast IN your weaknesses but you don’t boast about them. They don’t define you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re intentional about not spending all your time with Christians.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know you’re not anywhere close to being as free as Jesus intends.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The people who know you best would say you live more of a called life than a driven life.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know if Jesus is calling you to do 3 things you can’t afford to dabble with 17.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know the difference between being obsessively busy and providentially busy.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your inwards groans are getting louder and your eager waiting more intense. Rom. 8:23

A sign you’re growing in grace: “Rewards” means throwing crowns at Jesus’ feet, not better furniture for your “mansion”.