SPEAK WITH WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT

I wonder if learning to change our mind isn't primarily learning to realize that which is (that which looks ugly to the rational mind) isn't aborning grace, raw grace?

It seems that our reasoning mind will only picture grace (or God or love) as pretty, soothing, sweet, kind, considerate, lovable and generous. When we say God can and will intervene in my life in my behalf, we imagine our self as looking good in the midst of the intervention. What if in my behalf is going to jail for the wrongs we've done, or getting rightly penalized for our self-protective actions?

Raw grace may come in the form of a fear come true...as in, unjustly accused, found guilty by gossip, never cleared...with our reasoning mind praying all the while for vindication (the "real" wrong-doers punished, big time). 

Grace comes in our recognition of the decision we made based on self that first set the whole thing in motion. We realize love of God's will, and we know forgiveness of our self and all others. We love and laugh.

And we speak about them not with words taught by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, describing spiritual realities in spiritual terms. —1 Corinthians 2:11-13

Thank you.