Day 229 Still Learning Grace | John 1:16–17

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What if you could stop the exhausting cycle of trying to prove your worth? Grace changes everything.

Today we're diving into John 1:16-17, exploring a transformative truth that many of us struggle to fully embrace. "From His abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another, for the law was given through Moses, but God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ." These verses reveal the heart of God's relationship with us—not based on our performance, but on His character.

Grace isn't something we master in a single moment. It's a lifelong journey of learning to receive what we haven't earned and can never deserve. As we discuss in this episode, most of us operate with a performance mindset, constantly measuring our value by what we accomplish. But God offers a radically different paradigm. His grace is inexhaustible, meaning you don't have to live under the weight of shame or the pressure to keep proving yourself. 

The episode includes a powerful practical exercise to help you identify specific areas where you need to receive grace today, along with a declaration and prayer to internalize this truth. Whether you're feeling spiritually depleted, wrestling with perfectionism, or simply need a reminder of God's unfailing love, this meditation offers the spiritual refreshment your soul craves.

Join me for this weekend episode that might just change how you see yourself and how you experience God's presence in your daily life. Subscribe to Wisdom for the Day for more spiritual guidance, and remember—God's not finished writing your story.

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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
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Let's get started.
And now.

(00:21):
Weekends with Lauren.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Today is Day 229, 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 take a breath and leaninto God's love.
From His abundance we have allreceived one gracious blessing

(00:47):
after another, for the law wasgiven through Moses, but God's
unfailing love and faithfulnesscame through Jesus Christ.
Grace isn't a one-time lesson.
It's something we're all stilllearning.
We tend to measure our worth byour performance, but God's
grace isn't based on what we do.
It's based on who he is.
Every day, jesus offers moregrace than you can ever exhaust.

(01:12):
That means you don't have tolive in shame.
You don't have to keep provingyourself.
You just have to receive it.
Now write down one area of yourlife where you need to receive
God's grace today.
Speak this aloud.
Grace covers this, and let'spray.
Jesus, thank you for grace thatnever runs out.

(01:33):
Teach me to receive it fullyand give it freely to others.
Amen.
And remember Rick has yourdaily dose of wisdom all week
long, starting tomorrow, and Iwill see you next Saturday for
Weekends with Lauren.
Well, that's all for today, butremember I'm here every weekend

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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.
You can message me or Rick atrenewedmindsetscom slash contact
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I'm so glad we had this timetogether and don't forget he's

(02:19):
not finished writing your story.
Come back next time and we'llkeep walking it out together
here on Weekends with Lauren.
I love you all so much.
Bye.