Yesterday was the day for Ward Devotions when a bunch of the nurses get together and talk a little about the Bible/God, ect. So my room mate was leading the discussion and she choose to talk about Grace.
I thought it was so good to hear again. She asked what grace was-That was an easy answer to me-God giving us what we do not deserve. The best example of Grace is when Jesus took the punishment for our sins on himself and died in our place on the cross, giving us the right to come to God as if we have never sinned, allowing us to come to God as his children. So why is it so hard to live by grace? To really trust that God is going to be all that we lack and accept us just as we are. We tend to try to work our way to God, to earn our way to heaven, to earn approval from other people. I know I can sometimes judge people or think in my mind, 'well at least I'm not like them.' -thats wrong, and its not Grace.
One answer we came up with was that, in order to live free of trying desperately to do and be what we cannot do and be on our own, we have to really trust God. We have to give up control. And who doesn't like to be in control? In order to live by grace, there is a point when we say, no it is not me. I tried but I was found wanting... I wished that my heart was good, but i found that my heart really was decietful. And despite that, a God who is Good, and Just, choose to pay a great price for our Redemtion, and through Jesus, wants us to give other people grace too. Not to impress other christians, not to be spiritual, but to Love God back and to take the things he gives to us that we do not deserve. Forgiveness, when we might have sinned on purpose. Righteousness, when we deliberately went against god. Patience, when we took a long time to let God work. Hope, when we reach the end of ourselves.
I am on night shifts this week for 3 days, and I am enjoying the double bed in the sleeping cabin! I have a post-op ortho patient that makes me feel right at home. He had a BKA (Below the knee amputation), after he was in a bad car accident and his foot did not heal. So, being the ortho nurse that I am pushed IV antiemetics, antibiotics and pain meds all night :)
Let me see if I have any great stories... Well ok, the other day I went for a walk with a friend, and walking down the street, a motorcycle drives past with 2 men and a bleating Goat on the back. The goat was practically upside down, and was probably going to be dinner, but he was bleating so loud. It was funny, poor goat. I also got a tour of a fish importing company- who import fish from spain, yeah it was weird. The guys showed us "The real thing"-frozen and dead in the cooler.
This coming weekend I have a 4 day weekend, and not sure what I will do- maybe go camping on the beach, maybe go to an orphanage or something.
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Hey Desiree,
I am so proud of you. I have never really been given the chance to let you know, but you have always been a big inspiration for me. I've always looked up to you. I remember being in junior high and wanting to be just like you, hehe. Well, it seems like things are going really great for you; Congratulations!
~Stephanie Holly :)
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