Grace......... precedes being Blessed, ABUNDANTLY !ing

Job 42.....

Those are 'Words of Grace'---statements of Divine Favor. 

Let them hit ........with full impact: 
Accepted.
Restored.
Increased.
Blessed.

Because of the 'fallout' of our cynical  ( especially South African) society, -you and I are being programmed to rush by words of grace and blessing and to hurry on to words that are NEGATIVE..... 


Thoughts, Words, actions, responses that 'bring us down' :

Killings ........ 

Fractured families. 

High rate of divorce. 

Economic woes....  Rising unemployment

The homeless. 

Fallen 'Leaders'. 

Broken hearts. 

Mistreatment of children. 

Spouse abuse. 

Chemical dependence. 

'Deadbeat' dads. 

Premature 'emotional' deaths. 

....On and on. 

That's what fills the evening news.

We never hear: "Now, tomorrow night we'll report only good news." 

Instead, it's "Stay tuned if you think that report was bad; in a moment we'll have a full exposé."
Even the weatherman predicts "partly cloudy." 

He never says, "Mainly sunny tomorrow." 

It's always a 20 percent chance of rain. 

He never says, "There's an 80 percent probability of sunshine." 

Furthermore, he's usually wrong (talk about job security!). 

Enough of all that!

Who does God bless? 

Job! 

This is great news! 

He was also the one who said, "I am not at ease. I am not quiet." 

In other words, "I resent what has happened." 

That's the same Job who is wonderfully Blessed at the end of the book. 

Why? 

Grace, grace, grace, grace, grace!

...in a 1000-ways

...Daily

 & we accept it as the norm.....without (with little,)

GRATITUDE.

There is a 'relationship' between...... 

Grace

Humility

Gratitude

Being Blessed

... & repetition of the Above.

Implemented in 'true' Reverence......... & be amusingly Amazed!

Shalom