sovereign grace

it's funny the ways in which god works. i am now at sovereign grace, and i've never had as much appreciation for those two ideas as i do now. god is sovereign, and he is so full of grace. his unending and unparalleled grace is so divinely sovereign. 

it's been a long quarter year, and there's been a lot of ups, but also a lot of downs. when struggles hit, all i want to do is sulk in my sadness, or as loreali gilmore would advise, wallow in my sorrow. but here's the thing, understanding that even the valleys are outlined in his sovereign plans of my life makes the pill a bit easier to swallow. 

i've learned so much about life and about myself this past year, and in that it's so easy to see how much of his grace has accompanied me during every stage of my life. in india, i met a girl named sneha who i know i was only able to meet through god's sovereignty. this past week, i was writing a letter to her, this dear 12 year old who had already gone through so much pain and suffering in her young life. she's living with the consequences of her parents' sins, and i reluctantly saw many scars in her life that were all too familiar to those of my childhood. but you know, as i was writing to her, i couldn't help but be overjoyed to share about god's grace with her. even now, there's so much going on in my life and in my head, but how great is our god? how amazing is his sovereignty and truly, i ask, how remarkably is his grace? 

my life is a testament to god's sovereign grace, and i couldn't be more thankful.