Graceland - not just a good TV show!

Wk 2's sermon, "Up and down...But always forward" was really hard to listen to.  So good, but so revealing of our lack of faith in God.  It revealed God's limitless grace poured out on us, behind us, and in front of us. To think that God's grace goes ("walks") before me into all circumstances and situations yet, many many times I will still choose to put faith in myself and throw myself upon myself!!! Like Darrell pointed out, "Every action and decision by mankind is an act of faith.  Their is no faithless person or decision."  Darrell goes on to say every action we choose reveals who or what we have placed our faith upon. "Lord, forgive us for the many times throughout the day we throw ourselves upon everything and everyone else but you!"

It was rough to watch Abraham prostitute his wife out to Pharaoh.  It was even more difficult to see a pagan ruler (Pharaoh) have more integrity and a greater moral compass than Abraham.  But maybe the most difficult part to digest was Abraham's story is my story, your story, our story!  I could go on for days about the way I, you, we prostitute ourselves to other lovers - non gods - exercising a futile faith in non reality only to be led by grace back to the place we started....THE CROSS.  "Lord, I know your grace is being poured out into all circumstances and situations right now, help me trust what I know is true and throw myself onto you!"

I understand "Up and down...But always forward" to be part of the faith journey, it just pains me to see my faithless heart exposed for what it really is...faith in me and not God! "Lord, forgive us for the many times throughout the day we throw ourselves upon everything and everyone else but you!"