"Relationships are exciting! They are the most important aspect of our lives--our relationships with our parents, boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife, children, grandchildren, friends, coworkers, and so on.

Christianity is first and foremost about relationships rather than rules. It's about a Person more than a philosophy. It is about the most important relationship of all--our relationship with the God who made us. Jesus said the first and greatest commandment is to love God. The second is to love our neighbor. So it is also about our relationships with other people." (quoted from Why Jesus?)

The amazing truth about a relationship with the Lord is that it is founded upon His love and grace towards us. He does all the work to enter into a relationship with us. His love bridges the gap of sin in our lives, for by the death of Christ on the cross, we now have access to God thru Jesus. His grace also showers upon us all things in life (that we don't deserve,and we could never earn). Those 'raindrops' of grace include: air to breath, food to eat, water to drink, a mind to think, a 'heart' to feel, a 'will' to choose. All that we are as human beings is a gift of grace from our Lord. And one of the amazing things about these gifts, is that we receive them, whether or not we believe in Him, or trust Him as our personal Savior and Lord. Wow....now that is grace!

So, if you are a follower of Jesus, what are you doing with your grace gifts today? What do you think He would want you to do?  If you can answer this honestly, than I believe (based on Scripture) that He will give you the power, strength and faith to live out what you have decided to do with His gifts in your life!

Enjoy the journey, enjoy the grace gifts, but most importantly don't miss entering into a relationship of love with the Giver of the gifts.