Thursday, October 4, 2012

Better than I deserve

I've been reading this power-packed little book by a guy named CJ Mahaney.  Mahaney is a pastor is Lousiville, Kentucky and has been offering some incredible insight into life and faith as I work my way through his book.

He shares this gem of story in my today's reading, "It was a crowded morning in Starbucks.  ...As my turn came to step forward and order coffee, the young man serving me smiled and said, 'Hey, how are you?'  ...'Better than I deserve,' I answered."

A small, simple response.  Filled with meaning and intrigue.  Surpasses, by far, the typical response, "I'm good."

"Better than I deserve."

...on my worst day.  I'm still better than I deserve.
...on my best day.  I'm better than I deserve, by far.

My heart is beating and my lungs fill with air.  I am far better than I deserve.

I deserve my heart to robbed of its beats.  My lungs to be nothing more than a dry, cracked desert floor.

I am a sinner.  I am full of deceit.  And manipulation.  And counterfeit gods.  And lies.  And cutting corners.  And compromise.  And laziness.  And "me-firstness."

But, BUT, the grace of God intervenes.  The grace of God does not sit passively aside.  The grace of God answers.  And my heart beats.  And my lungs breath.  And I am way better than I deserve.

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