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Tethered to Grace for this Race!

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Tethered to Grace

Recently, a loved one was telling me how tough it was being connected to a dialysis machine in their home every night.  While he was thankful for the technology that allowed him to do the treatments at home, he felt as if he was tethered to something that greatly limited his mobility. He didn’t like that feeling.

His experience caused me to do some introspection regarding what was setting boundaries/limitations for me, but on a mental and spiritual level rather than physical. Thinking through some things that were holding me back became a good lesson for me. And it helped me make a key decision:

I want my heart tethered to Grace!

Being tethered to God’s grace will mean that I am never without hope because He is always with me. And as His daughter due to the finished work of Christ on the cross, I am identified as His beloved. Due to the outpouring of His grace,

  • I am accepted in the Beloved.  (Ephesians 1:6)
  • He is well pleased with me because I am in (joined with) Christ. (Romans 8:1)
  • There is great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. (Hebrews 6:18)
  • Hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. (Hebrews 6:19)

Hope is a result of accepting God’s grace. So yes, I want to always be tethered to grace so that I can gladly be tied to the anchor for our souls! It won’t act to limit me in a negative way.

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NY Times Article on Infertility and Race

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Tiffany James with her 5-month-old son, Knoble, in February after a meeting of the Washington-area chapter of Fertility for Colored Girls, a support group. Credit Drew Angerer for The New York Times
Tiffany James with her 5-month-old son, Knoble, in February after a meeting of the Washington-area chapter of Fertility for Colored Girls, a support group. Credit Drew Angerer for The New York Times

 

 

An article recently posted in the NY Times, shares an important aspect of infertility.

At a time when the sports world has been rocked by how a team owner allegedly has no respect for the men on the NBA team he owns nor for the coaching staff that he employs, this article points out that even in the world of fertility/infertility, all is not equal.  Disparities due to race are unfortunately not a thing of the past. But I’m glad there is One who looks beyond the outward appearance and looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:17). God’s love can be counted upon when no else’s is reliable. Even in the “Land of Infertility,”  His love is relentless, unwavering, steadfast, and tenacious. It brings hope in the midst of unequal treatment and despair. It’s through God’s Word that we are able to find and achieve victory in all areas of life (1 John 5:4; 1 Corinthians 15:57).

My prayer is that all who are struggling through the season of infertility will not only endure it with strength but also overcome it by addressing its spiritual aspect using the Word of God. Regardless of race, economic status, education or other factors, infertility should always be dealt with through a prism of HOPE!

Take time to read this article and ponder how you might be the one to make a difference in someone’s perspective about the affect of infertility in the lives of those who are silently suffering.

How can you make a difference in this struggle?

 

NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/us/infertility-endured-through-a-prism-of-race.html