Grace makes life not fair

Grace is not fair. Grace is getting what we don't deserve. It's not just being let off for something you did it's getting a prize instead. It's like getting pulled over because you were speeding and the cop says your forgiven and here's $100. It's committing a hanus sin and then having God forgive you, restore you, and show you love like you've never experienced. Now don't get me wrong there are always affects to our poor choices, but grace is unfair.

I was recently told about a pastor who had an affair with his secretary. It destroyed his family and ministry. Now though, he is good with God and has appeared to move on. All the while his family is left in the wake of his selfishness. He's received God's grace and it's not fair!

Grace seems unfair, but I'm thankful for that. To borrow a line from the band Relient K, "The beauty of grace is that it makes life unfair." I'm blown away that God still loves me after some of the blatant choices I've made. I'm astonished that God still uses me in spite of myself. It becomes a lot easier to swallow how God can show grace to others when you've experienced it yourself. When I experience it for myself I'm glad that grace is unfair.