Essential Grace Blog

A revelation is a beautiful thing. It is when you hear the voice of God, feel His touch, or sense His hand guiding you into a particular direction. Revelations can come in many different forms and can be on a diverse range of topics. You may get a revelation on something like cutting back on the amount of sugar you take, on the way you speak to others, or it can be something major such as letting go of a relationship that is not for you. Sometimes these revelations can be re-occurring. Particularly when you have forgotten what the message was about. I received this type of message last night after turning out the light to sleep. That and first thing in the morning is usually when I get such messages. It is a topic I have written about before and it remains a mystery to me why it keeps slipping from my mind. Why is it that we so easily decide on God's behalf? Have you ever done something and thought 'mom would flip if she saw me right now,' or 'if so and so where...

What can we truly say we know, without a shadow of a doubt? Is there anything out here that is truly true? I know a lot of things that I claim are the truth, for example I know that I hate guavas, I know I cannot stand the smell of wet dog, and I know that I love dancing, I love movement in general-and I know this without a doubt. But what about those things that we say we know but cannot bet our lives on that knowledge? I know that God loves me; I know that He made me, put me together purposefully; and desires for me to be part of His family for eternity.  I know that He was here before time-through time-and will be even after time as we know it is no longer valid. I know that He watches over earth, guiding and protecting, saving and delivering.  I know that He has proved His love for us over and over again; the most through giving His own Son to die in the place of humanity. My knowing is tangible, it is real, and it is far beyond my own understanding. It ...