Lesson One - Exploring Grace Section 6

What do you think makes it so hard for a person to rely on God's grace rather than his own efforts?

I think deep down it's hard for us to accept that we are so bad it doesn't matter what we do. Like all children, we want to be pleasing in our Parent's eyes. So when we do something bad - we try to make up for it. We see God as our ultimate Father and look at him in the same light we do any authority figure. We try to prove that we're good enough, that we're worth his love and pride. I also think it's hard to come to terms with the fact that his Grace has already been paid for in ALL forms... that even though we don't deserve it, we get it no matter what we do. I think today people can be so cynical - it's hard to believe we get something for nothing. We fail to realize that faith isn't "nothing" It takes a LOT to have/keep our faith - especially in times of adversity.