FRUSTRATING THE GRACE OF GOD

The Grace of God is an empowerment. In everything we endeavour to do as believers in the kingdom, there’s Grace available for it. 

Grace came through Christ at the point of salvation. It is by grace that you are saved. 

Consequently, your work can never save you. The Grace of God is what does.

Furthermore, It is important to know that the Grace of God is a gift that we received in Christ.

Finally, the article below explains what it means to frustrate the Grace.

FRUSTRATING THE GRACE OF GOD EXPLAINED

Gal.2.21 – “I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain”

Certainly, you can frustrate the Grace of God as a believer that’s why,

being crucified with Christ is one of the truest way not to frustrate God’s Grace.

1. Resisting God’s Grace

God’s Grace is one of the greatest proof of His love and benevolence for mankind.

Interestingly, it is not just unbelievers that resist the Grace of God, even believers do. 

For the most part, believers resist the grace of God through unbelief. 

Moreover, unbelief appears in different forms, but the point is that you frustrate the Grace through unbelief. 

2. Walking In Disobedience 

The Grace of God comes as a gift  and your response to it should be in obedience. 

Sometimes, you do not have to understand the reason behind the instruction before you obey.

In fact, I’ve realised that understanding comes in the place of prompt obedience. 

For instance, God instructs you to go on a fast, you might necessarily not know why but there’s a purpose in view.

Additionally, disobedience often than not always cut short the manifestation of God’s Grace.

Finally, vonsistently walking in disobedience frustrates the Grace.

The problem is not Grace but Your Disobedience. 

3. SELF DEPENDENCE

1Sam.2.9b – “ and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail”

Self dependence always frustrates the Grace no doubt.

It is evident, that when you want to achieve or do anything by your own effort is a labour in futility. 

That’s why the scripture speaking as regards the believer that apart from me you can do nothing.

Besides, self dependence makes us labour like fools.

And the scripture says that the labour of fools weary them. 

The Grace of God does not take away work but it helps you to labour accurately.  

4. When You Say You cannot When God Says You Can

This is another way you can frustrate the Grace in your life as a believer.

As a matter of fact, the Spirit of God has been given to us as our HELP. 

So when you do not yield yourselve to the help He brings, you frustrate God’s Grace. 

Moreover, it is an affront to the Spirit of Grace to say you cannot when God says you can. 

Also, the Grace of God does not take into consideration your ability or inability. 

That’s why, when God asks you to do something as a believer and you say you cannot.

Then you are outrightly telling God that He is not capable.

Finally, if it is Grace, it is not you, it’s God at work in you. Each time you say you can’t, you’re limiting God 

CONCLUSION

Equally important, is the fact that God’s Grace is sufficient for us. 

As believers, you have to understand that in other not to frustrate God’s Grace,

You have to walk in obedience, not resist grace and above all not say you can’t when Grace says you can. 

We can’t get much done in this Kingdom if we do not receive the empowerment we need that comes by the supply of God’s grace. 

May God help you to continually walk in the reality of the supply of His grace. IJN

You can check the article 6 Spiritual disciplines to equip yourself with 

References 

The Bible 

Apostle Edu Udechukwu