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Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part Three

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Written By Tim Brister

Tim has a missionary heart for his hometown to love those close to him yet far from God. He is husband to Dusti and father to Nolan, Aiden, and Adelyn - fellow pilgrims to our celestial city.

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Scotty Smith keeps them coming, so I keep them compiling.  Here’s a recent installment of 20 grace tweets for you gospelicious friends.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re thinking more about the new heaven & new earth than the intermediate state.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Missions isn’t a budget line item but a core passion & preoccupation.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You desire less stuff rather than simply buying more.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Places like Haiti, Dafur and Somolia aren’t “missions targets”, but family.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t debate eschatology, you live it.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When you hear the word “sanctification,” you think about Jesus & his work, not yours.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When speak about “the victorious Christian life” you’re referring to Jesus, not you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Nothing makes your blood boil more than false gospels.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your spouse marvels at how much better you are at listening than early in your marriage.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When you think about “blessings” from God, suffering makes your list.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The word “idolatry” makes you think about your heart more so than Greek temples.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The passive righteousness of Jesus lights an active fire in your heart for kingdom work.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The phrase, “meriting God’s favor” has been ripped from your salvific vocabulary.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’ve got a whole lot more confidence in Jesus’ prayers than yours.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re content, even glad knowing that God sometimes answers your prayers with “No.”

A sign you’re growing in grace: You can find Jesus in the Book of Obadiah.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re increasingly Trinitarian.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your neighbors are glad they are.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’re increasingly less quarrelsome, sarcastic and easily offended.

A sign you’re growing in grace: When U hear the word “mortification” U think about killing sin, not being embarrassed.

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