Five Days, Five Questions - Day Four

4) Do you think someone can extend grace without having first recognized their need for it?

In my eyes, grace is either of two things: God's love for us that is given freely to us or a gift or love that is undeserved. Either way that I look at it, the definitions are very much the same.

It's really pretty simple if you ask me. To extend grace to somebody in your daily walk (family, friend, stranger) you have to be in a very specific place in your life. In order to extend grace you absolutely must have a clear recognition of your personal need for it. Even more important than recognizing a need for grace, you must be willing to accept it before ever being able to share it. That is where I think many fall short. If you can recognize it and then accept it, it changes your life.