On her wedding day,yo aunt did not say much but kept saying that she was graced. I cried softly under my breath for I knew exactly what she was talking about. I was glad she understood this  truth, that she was up to the task by reason of being graced. A lot of people if asked what grace is  usually say its the unmerited favour of God,this is not a wrong definition but we were taught that grace is more than just  being given favour even though you don't deserve it. We were also told that one can increase in grace. I am glad I know this and lately I am conscious of this truth. I see God increasing grace around me. The bible in the book of 2 Peter3:18 says to increase in grace. The word will not say we should increase in grace if it was not possible. God can make all grace abound to me but I must also increase in grace. I have also learned to identify the grace of God in another and never work against it. Some of the things you will notice in an individual who operates in grace is  acceptability,advantage,favour(akin to the advantage),joy and when he goes wrong forgiveness is readily available.Its now the last part of the year half of the year is gone and I am more composed than when I began and I attribute this to grace. I am increasing in grace and I marvel at what God is doing in and around me. My prayer is that you will read this one day and increase in grace by meditating and speaking in other tongues. You will be made, you see the race is not to the swift nor the battle for the strong. A man with grace will walk in at the opportune time. That is what grace will do for you, it will locate you, you will progress in your relationships,career,family and whatever else you find yourself involved in! Grace beautifies your Spirit and this shows on the outside.My pastor defines grace as the outworking of the inward influence(the Divine influence).He further says its the Divine influence in the heart that reveals itself on the outside. If  one walks in grace it will single them out- this is guaranteed. I have seen this in people around me and I see it daily in my life. I have seen it work in your grandparents particularly in dad, when he first started out in the construction business. You see daddy never bribed anyone to grand him a tender. He will say to us  that the favour of God was bigger than any man and I will see him get tenders time and time again because of the grace. I am experiencing this and I am glad that I am daily growing in grace.........not just in my career but in other areas in my life. I am just stronger than I've ever been in my life  and attribute this to God's grace!