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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