influence, authority, worth and grace

I have always been a huge believer that there is SO much going on in this earth that we are not even aware of.  I am constantly striving to increase my awareness but at the same time I am constantly reminded from God how although God is limitless, we do live in an earthly body that has limits. I do believe all things are possible through Christ but I also believe in grace for each moment because we are never going to achieve perfection and if we could be perfect in each moment we would have no reason to have a relationship with God.  You see the great thing about this relationship with God is that it is all by grace.  God knows that we will need His grace and so He gave it to us as a free gift.  We just have to receive it as we know that God loves us SO much that He has made us righteous through the blood of Christ, not at all by our own works.  This has not always been an easy concept for me to accept as deep down I have always thought that my worth was given to be by my works.  What God is continually revealing to me is that He has given me worth, influence and authority in this world which is limitless, but it is not by my own works that I have any of this but only through my faith in Christ. I am writing this out because I want to be reminded in those moments when it is so easy to not take authority and have low self worth that this is the worst contribution that I could make to the world.  It really is a very selfish thing to play victim in life and what I choose do think and do each day is always affecting the world around me. Today and each day I choose grace!  Thank you Lord for truth!