Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 11

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Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith:

A sign you’re growing in grace: There are a few people in your life who can ask you anything, and you’ll be honest.

A sign you’re growing in grace: In your hierarchy of values, validation by grit got “smoked” by justification by faith.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You know that every time the Holy Spirit makes you cry “Uncle!”, it’s so you’ll cry Abba.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Where the Lord leads you, you follow. What he feeds you, you swallow.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t jump to conclusions about people. You stroll into understanding with compassion.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The gospel is putting a “beatdown” on your theological arrogance and critical spirit.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You no longer assume poor people are uneducated, irresponsible and lazy.

A sign you’re growing in grace: In corporate prayer, you don’t lapse into competing with gifted pray-ers. You remain you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Given the choice, you’d rather be known for loving well than being really gifted & smart.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’ve ceased monitoring and measuring everybody else’s growth in grace, or lack thereof.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You don’t resent people for not giving you the “slack” you don’t really deserve or need.

A sign you’re growing in grace: Your public attitude and actions don’t make it easier for non-believers to stay that way.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You remember birthdays and anniversaries out of love, not fear of getting busted.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You apologize because you’re genuinely sorry, not simply because you hate conflict.

A sign you’re growing in grace: More and more you sincerely ask Jesus to help you love difficult people, as he loves you.

A sign you’re growing in grace: The lure of personal peace & affluence is steadily losing ground to Jesus’ kingdom reign.

A sign you’re growing in grace: In whatever arena(s) of leadership Jesus has placed you, foot-washing service is your aim.

A sign you’re growing in grace: You no longer think of “making” Jesus Lord of anything. You now recognize he already is.

A sign you’re growing in grace: On April 1, the main foolishness you’re thinking about is the “foolishness of the cross”.

A sign you’re growing in grace: NOTHING satisfies your heart like the better-than-life love of God lavished on you in Jesus.

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