daily prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing? Cold and a touch of snow here. I think summer might just be over.
The whole thought that we must earn our salvation is bunk. The idea that we must be better before we accept the gift of salvation or that when we do accept we must be good and perfect is a lie from hell and smells of brimstone. We can't earn it, it is a gift. The definition of a gift is that it is given freely, no strings. Gee whiz if WE could be perfect or good enough, Jesus would not have needed to come. Name one person who ever was good enough, who didn't sin, who never stumbled. Yep, Jesus was the only one. Sure he was tempted but he overcame. Heck, be honest, we all sin in our minds daily. "That nitwit oughta learn to drive",or "boy I'd like to smack the snot out of him", or "I want his life" and on and on. We all are guilty of those types of things. So what to do? Repent when you realize. Ask God to help you cut it out. Look, you can't get better on your own. Getting better comes when we seek God through prayer and the Word. Will we keep falling? Yep but by concentrating on him our demeanor will change on it's own.

Romans 12:3-8
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
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Paul speaking here;

1 Timothy 1:15-17
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Psalms 18:19
He brought me out into a spacious place;he rescued me because he delighted in me.
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So calm down, seek the Lord's wisdom and let the collateral things fall into place by grace, not our deeds.

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for being so steadfast in your approach to us. Thank you for giving without strings your gift. Lord help us seek you and your will and let the rest be. Lord we lift Jerry G. and his ministry to you. Bless it for your glory. Lord help us see you at work all around us. We praise and honor you in Jesus name amen