The Room of Grace is a safe place. It’s the place you go to take off all your masks and be yourself. As you walk through this door you know everyone accepts you even if you have visible sin and if you are hiding invisible sin you’re free to confess it. As a matter of fact the people there encourage you to confess it. Then as you release your ‘stuff’ more masks fall away.
This Room of Grace holds the key to your true identity. Jesus lives here. He’s always been here loving and forgiving, holding out His nail scarred hands to all who will take them. His light shines brightly in the room and yours does, too, because as His child you feel free with Him. You aren’t perfect and He knows it, but His love is never affected by your imperfections. You never have to hide in shame from God or the people in the Room of Grace.
There is another room, the Room of Good Intentions. In this room you are encouraged to wear a mask every day. If you even think of divulging your sin you know you will be judged by the people here. In your imagination you think God will condemn you, too. So, a “perfect” person emerges ~ perfect on the outside, but suffering of guilt, shame, loss of identity, pain, and hurt on the inside. You have to “pretend” a lot when you live in this room. You can never be who you were created to be because it’s all about performing for everyone. Performing for your husband, kids, church family, co-workers, friends, and all the time being someone you don’t really want to be.
Maybe you have some fear about opening the door to the Room of Grace. Just know God has put a friend in your life that will walk with you in this room. Maybe you’ve overlooked this person, or ignored help from this friend, but she has purposely been placed in your life to show you i’ts okay to take off your masks. Any one of us here at CWO will even open that door for you and hold your hand every step of the way, so don’t be afraid.
Maybe what you’re reading right now has struck a chord and you realize you are living in the Room of Good Intentions. Isn’t it time to be YOU, the new creation you are in Christ? The Christian life lived by working, trying, striving and earning is just too hard and it was never meant to be lived that way.
Which room do you live in ~ The Room of Grace or The Room of Good Intentions? If you aren’t able to live as YOU then you are in the wrong room.
Romans 5:17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Romans 11:5-6 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
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