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In this video, we explore why grace begins exactly where your human effort ends. Many Christians spend their lives treating their faith like a career, trying to earn "spiritual achievements," but the Bible presents grace not as a salary or a medal, but as a gift that cannot be earned.

Here is an explanation of why you should stop trying to earn it and start receiving it:
• Honesty is the Doorway: Grace doesn't start with what we do for God, but with what He has already done for us. It requires radical honesty—admitting our total inability to save or "fix" ourselves. This admission is not a sign of weakness; it is the essential "doorway to salvation".
• The Myth of the "Salary": We often fall into the trap of thinking our good deeds qualify us for God's favor. However, as noted in Ephesians 2:8-9, salvation is a gift so that no one can brag about their own works. If we could achieve forgiveness on our own, we would eventually try to take the credit for it.
• God Moved First: A life-changing truth most people miss is that God did not wait for us to improve before showing grace. According to Romans 5:8, Christ died for us while we were still sinners. He didn't wait for a promise of better behavior or a sincere act of repentance; grace moved toward us first.
• Empowerment, Not Stagnation: Choosing to "stop trying to earn it" does not mean you stop growing. While grace is free, it is not a "loophole" or "permission to stay stuck". Instead, it is the actual power that reshapes your desires and trains you to say "no" to ungodliness. It is the strength that sustains you when your own strength fails.
Ultimately, grace is God loving you before you change, forgiving what you couldn't fix, and staying with you when you expected Him to leave.

To visualize this, imagine you are trapped at the bottom of a deep well with slick walls. Trying to "earn" your way out is like trying to climb those walls with your bare hands; no matter how much effort you put in, you simply cannot reach the top. Grace is the rope lowered down to you. Stopping your effort doesn't mean you're lazy; it means you've stopped trying to do the impossible (climbing the walls) so that you can finally grab onto the only thing that can actually pull you out (the rope).

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