Day 222 Still Learning Grace | John 1:16–17

Send us a text

What if the burden of performance you've been carrying was never yours to bear? Today we dive deep into the transformative concept of grace through John 1:16-17, exploring how "from His abundance, we have all received one gracious blessing after another."

The beauty of grace lies in its abundance and constancy - it keeps flowing regardless of our performance or perceived worthiness. When shame whispers that you're not enough, grace speaks a different truth. "Grace was never about your performance," we remind ourselves today, "it's about Jesus's presence." This simple shift in perspective can liberate us from the exhausting cycle of trying to earn what has already been freely given.

We're honest about the journey too - we're all still learning grace. Learning to receive it without qualification and extend it to others without reservation. The episode offers a practical exercise to help internalize this truth: identifying areas where you feel unworthy and deliberately applying grace to these wounds. By writing down "grace covers this," we begin to rewire thought patterns that have kept us bound to performance-based thinking.

Whether you're struggling with perfectionism, battling shame, or simply need a spiritual reset this weekend, this meditation on grace provides the gentle reminder your soul craves. God's grace never runs out, and His story for your life continues to unfold. Join us again next weekend as we continue walking this journey of faith together. What area of your life needs to hear "grace covers this" today?

Struggle to Standing. Available on Amazon.  https://a.co/d/ev3YUqw

Support the show

Website at https://www.wisdomfortheday.org

Support the show and Community Membership

I Love You!

See Ya!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for
spiritual refreshment andguidance.
I'm Rick.
Join me as I dive into God'sWord to find clarity and
strength for life's challenges.
Let me help you embrace eachday with faith and wisdom, Ready
to feel inspired.
Let's get started.
And now.

(00:21):
Weekends with Lauren.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Today is Day 222, still Learning Grace.
We'll be in John, chapter 1,verses 16 through 17 from the
New Living Translation.
Hey, there, it's Sunday andthis is Weekends.
With Lauren.
Let's start this day remindedof God's abundance.
From His abundance, we have allreceived one gracious blessing

(00:47):
after another.
Grace and truth came throughJesus Christ.
Grace is something we neveroutgrow.
We're all still learning how toreceive it and how to extend it
.
When you feel like you're behindor not measuring up, remember
this Grace was never about yourperformance, not measuring up.
Remember this Grace was neverabout your performance.

(01:07):
It's about Jesus's presence.
He gives it in abundance, dayafter day, moment after moment.
Lean into that grace today.
Let it silence shame.
Let it lift your head.
Let it free you to be who Godhas called you to be.
Now write down one area whereyou feel unworthy.
Then, underneath it, writegrace covers this.

(01:27):
Pray over it and ask God tohelp you believe it.
Now.
Let's pray Jesus.
Thank you for grace that neverruns out.
Teach me to receive it and togive it to others as freely as
you've given it to me.
Amen.
Now remember, rick has yourdaily dose of wisdom all week
long, starting tomorrow, and Iwill see you next Saturday for

(01:49):
Weekends with Lauren.
Well, that's all for today, butremember I'm here every weekend
and you should be too.
The executive producer forWisdom for the Day Weekends with
Lauren is Kimmy Shirley.
Special intro and outro musicby Weston McCurry.

(02:10):
You can message me or Rick atrenewedmindsetscom.
Slash contact.
I'm so glad we had this timetogether.
And don't forget, he's notfinished writing your story.
Come back next time and we'llkeep walking it out together
here on Weekends with Lauren.

(02:30):
I love you all so much.
Bye.