Your grace is enough

i think i've titled another post the same thing...it's a TRUTH that can be repeated, right?

gonna post about some "real" stuff. and i had Pat read this before i posted it.

a few days ago pat and i got into a "discussion"...it didn't end well. as always, we were both at fault and there were miscommunications. i was hurt. instead of talking through and working through the hurt, i let bitterness creep in and grow for days. i couldn't figure out if i was "justified" in my feelings, or if i was being "rebellious" and sinning, so i continued to be bitter. once i finally got around to praying about it - and asking Him (instead of asking myself)...the verse "get rid of all bitterness..." immediately popped into my head. ok. enough said. whether i'm justified or not, i AM sinning by being bitter.

i asked God for forgiveness, and on the way to church this morning, i asked pat for forgiveness. yet i'm still feeling like it's not enough. i hurt him with my bitterness and i hate that. then, the song we sing in church is:

Great is Your faithfulness oh God
You wrestle with the sinner's heart
You lead us by still waters and to mercy
And nothing can keep us apart
Your grace is enough

i'm thankful that He wrestles with my heart...and doesn't let me "be" til i repent. i'm thankful that He leads me to His mercy. i'm thankful for a husband that is quick to forgive and ask for forgiveness for his part in the argument. and i'm thankful for His grace...because it IS enough.

now we get to be in the sweet "making up" phase...