God's Grace

I love my beautiful wife so much. Over the past several weeks, really years (I know that's a leap but just bear with me here) I have really struggled with God's grace. I have sinned so much, done so many horrible things that I struggled with how could God forgive me? Well this morning I spoke to a friend about some things going on in his life and in many way it mirrored what happened in my life. We spoke about grace and forgiveness, and that included forgiving myself. Shannon later told me again that she forgives me and holds nothing against me. She then told me this profound idea... God doesn't love me because of me, He loves me because of Him. Think on that a moment... wow! That is who God is, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16. That is Grace...