Who is Grace you might think? I first learned about her in Sunday School when I was told to bow my head and say grace before eating a cracker. I looked all over for her until I saw the other children bowing their heads and folding their hands. I thought it was strange because they appeared to be praying rather than looking for some illusive person. I kept my head up and my eyes open, looking around, but no one named Grace showed up. I suddenly realized after hearing the "Amen," that grace must mean to pray.

Later I learned that it is a specific prayer said before eating to give thanks for food when one or more persons are about to eat. With that out of the way, I later learned that grace is also an eternal condition God has given us. By His grace we have eternal life. By His grace we have forgiveness, and by His grace we have the opportunity to receive many blessings even though we may feel undeserving of them. This means that we don't have to live with our mistakes. We can ask forgiveness and receive it by faith.

Thus, learning from our mistakes and letting them go rather than living them over and over again to create an atmosphere failure over success. If we don't learn to practice forgiveness over our mistakes, our reality about who we are will be so much less than the truth. We'll give in to that familiar voice that keeps reminding us of the worst things we've ever done.

Even when we close our eyes, we'll hear the echo of it's harsh tone reminding us over and over again why we're not worthy for good things to happen to us. It will remain relentless, until we embrace God's wonderful grace and let it open the door to all each of us were meant to be. So the next time you make a mistake and you begin brow-beating yourself, take a deep breath and! hold it for a second or two. Then replace your negative thoughts with a quick request for forgiveness and thank God for His grace. Let grace stand between you and your past to make your days fruitful and filled with joy.

By walking with grace, you'll have the opportunity to abide in greater love for others. Whining and complaining about your past will never help someone else get over a sad time in their life. It will never build strong relationships or give beyond understanding. But it will destroy the gifts you were given by keeping you from ever using them. Read Ephesians 2:8 and receive the gift of grace. Let this gentle life force empower you with great ability to do more good than the mistakes you've made along the way.

Margaret Lukasik Christian Author, Teacher and Life Coach

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