My devotional yesterday (Matthew 20:1-16) was about showing grace in difficult situations so that people would know God's grace through my actions. Five minutes later, I had the opportunity to show grace, and I blew it.
My sister came home and discovered someone (me) had eaten her leftovers that she was saving. I had not known they were hers, but instead of just humbly apologizing, I got defensive, lashed back, and left upset and unforgiving. It would have helped if I could have just taken one minute to see from her perspective before automatically trying to defend mine.
We later talked and reconciled, but it still reminded me how much I still needed grace. Moments after reading about God's grace to us, I couldn't even show it to my sister, whom I love so much. How much greater must God's grace be to give it unconditionally and generously to his undeserving children like me.
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I definitely have faced that same need for grace this past semester. I am constantly reminded just how broken we are that we can't show love in the smallest of ways. Looking forward to the summer!
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