Grace - the theological term for surprises

Ann Voskamp writes today that

Envying someone else’s life doesn’t make your life better like actually enjoying your own does.

Yeah – there are weeds and disappointments and seeming failures. There are days that tear out still-beating chunks of your bare heart, whole seasons that feel like every breath is through burning smoke. There is always hope. The real essence of the universe is endless grace – which is the theological term for surprises. As long as there is still time –there will be surprises.

Apparent failures can be the way your Father births a successful faith.

Joy isn’t about how much our lives have, but how much we enjoy our lives.