If Grace Is To Be Free -

The Wonder Of Marriage Is Woven Into The Wonder Of The Gospel Of The Cross Of Christ, And The Message Of The Cross Is Foolishness To The Natural Man, And So The Meaning Of Marriage Is Foolishness To The Natural Man.

Darkness Comes. In The Middle Of It, The Future Looks Blank. The Temptation To Quit Is Huge. Don't. You Are In Good Company... You Will Argue With Yourself That There Is No Way Forward. But With God, Nothing Is Impossible. He Has More Ropes And Ladders And Tunnels Out Of Pits Than You Can Conceive. Wait. Pray Without Ceasing. Hope.

To Love God Does Not Mean To Meet His Needs, But Rather To Delight In Him And To Be Captivated By His Glorious Power And Grace, And To Value Him Above All Other Things On Earth. All The Rest Of The Commandments Are The Kinds Of Things That We Will Do From Our Hearts, If Our Hearts Are Truly Delighted With And Resting In The Glory Of God's Grace.

Missions Is The Overflow Of Our Delight In God Because Missions Is The Overflow Of God's Delight In Being God.

If Grace Is To Be Free - Which Is The Very Meaning Of Grace - We Cannot View It As Something To Be Repaid.