Appreciating Grace

[237 words] “What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?” (Psalm 8:4, NKJV). When we take an honest look at ourselves, it is not difficult to identify with the Psalmist’s question. Weakness is a discouraging reality of our human nature. We are all abundantly aware of our own shortcomings, but what is particularly frustrating, is that the stronger we become in faith, the more aware we become as well. Therefore we find ourselves closer to Christ than ever before, but feeling farther away! This is very likely the struggle Paul expressed when he wrote, “For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do” (Romans 7:15). Like many of us, Paul had grown in maturity to the point that he knew better, and…