{"id":17882,"date":"2026-01-17T14:06:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=17882"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:03:51","slug":"anchored-in-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/anchored-in-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Anchored in Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Worship through Music<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Find a quiet place and listen to Create In Me a Clean Heart, a song I created from this devotional.\u00a0 It's a gentle invitation to bring your whole heart to God, just like David in Psalm 51.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1212716052?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><em>(The following devotional is an excerpt from Anchored, a 7-part Bible study available on Amazon June 2027.)<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>A heart renewed by God's mercy is a heart ready to extend grace to the world. ~ Sandi<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Each morning, before my day of writing begins, I sit at my desk and look up at the row of prayer requests lining the shelf above my computer. Most of these are what I call \u201csticky-note prayer requests\u201d\u2014requests from friends concerning medical tests, procedures, upcoming events, and the ordinary matters that come and go in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Other prayer requests are far more long-term: cancer, disabilities, sadness, lack of faith, parents praying for their children, financial needs, searching for a job, and strained family or friend relationships. My \u201cprayer wall\u201d is my way to make sure I do not forget to pray for each request shared with me.<\/p>\n<p>Taped at the end of the row are printed scriptures that I see and read every day. Some, like Psalm 51, were taped there years ago. \u201cCreate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.\u201d As I read it this morning, I was struck with a fresh awareness of just how much I need God\u2019s grace. Read Psalm 51:10\u201312. It\u2019s \u201cgood for what ails you,\u201d as my Mamaw always used to say.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago when my fingers typed the first sentence of a post with a prayer for the coming year using this scripture from Psalms, in my mind I was thinking, \u201ca prayer for the coming week.\u201d But when I looked at the screen, I had typed year instead of week. Definitely not a typo, wouldn\u2019t you agree? I believe it was God reminding us that Psalm 51:10\u201312 is a prayer for each day of our lives, not just one day or one week.<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 51 was written by David after the prophet Nathan confronted him about his sin. David had been a man after God\u2019s own heart. A shepherd, a warrior, a king chosen by God, yet he fell in grievous ways. His sin with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband, Uriah, were not hidden from God, no matter how carefully David tried to cover them. When the truth was brought into the light, David did not defend himself or shift the blame. Instead, he humbled himself before God and cried out for mercy.<\/p>\n<p>What is so striking about David\u2019s prayer is that he did not ask for his reputation to be restored or his throne to be secured. He asked for a clean heart and a renewed spirit. He knew his greatest need was not outward correction, but inward transformation. David understood that only God could cleanse him, restore his joy, and sustain him with a willing spirit.<\/p>\n<p>When I consider my own failures (thankfully not adultery and murder) it is my heart\u2019s cry that God\u2019s mercy takes hold of me and reminds me, without a doubt, that I am secure in His unfailing love. God did not discard David, and He does not discard us when we fail. He continues to love, correct, and guide us in His ways.<\/p>\n<p>How many people have we \u201cthrown away\u201d because they failed in some area of their lives? How often do we seek a \"listening ear\" instead taking the needs and requests of others to the feet of Jesus? Jesus first!<\/p>\n<p>Today, I am thankful for God\u2019s grace, and I am reminded to live with an attitude of grace, both for myself and for others. To live my life, day by day,<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>daily dependent<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>on my Father God,<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>daily forgiven<\/strong>, and<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>daily renewed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As I pray for the prayer requests that are entrusted to me, I am reminded to pray with the same grace that is given to me. We are anchored in grace!<\/p>\n<h2>Pause &amp; Reflect<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<ul>\n<li>What prayer requests has God entrusted to me, and how faithful am I to remember them before Him each day? (Jesus first. His mercy. Daily dependent on our Father God)<\/li>\n<li>When I fail, am I more focused on fixing the outward situation, or on asking God to create a clean heart within me, as David did? (Daily forgiven by grace)<\/li>\n<li>Is there someone, or a place in my life, where God is asking me to respond with grace instead of judgment? (Daily renewed by grace)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h2>Let's Pray<\/h2>\n<p>Lord, create in each of us clean hearts and renew right spirits within us. Help us to come before You with honesty, humility, and trust, knowing that Your mercy meets us where we are. Fill us with Your grace so that we may extend it freely to ourselves and to those around us. Guide our steps today, renew our joy, and remind us of Your steadfast love in every moment.<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>In Jesus\u2019 name, amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_0 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><span id=\"en-NIV-14702\" class=\"text Ps-51-10\">Create in me a pure heart,\u00a0O God,<\/span><br \/><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-51-10\">and renew a steadfast spirit within me. <\/span><\/span><span id=\"en-NIV-14703\" class=\"text Ps-51-11\">Do not cast me\u00a0from your presence<\/span><br \/><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-51-11\">or take your Holy Spirit\u00a0from me. <\/span><\/span><span id=\"en-NIV-14704\" class=\"text Ps-51-12\">Restore to me the joy of your salvation<\/span><br \/><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-51-12\">and grant me a willing spirit,\u00a0to sustain me.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Psalm 51:10-12 (NIV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA heart renewed by God\u2019s mercy is a heart ready to extend grace to the world.\u201d Sandi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[265,174,76,7,236,344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-devotionals","category-scripture","category-faith","category-notes","category-relationships","category-current-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anchored in Grace - Sandi Herron - Life at Spring Meadows<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/anchored-in-grace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anchored in Grace - Sandi Herron - Life at Spring Meadows\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cA heart renewed by God\u2019s mercy is a heart ready to extend grace to the world.\u201d Sandi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/anchored-in-grace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sandi Herron - Life at Spring Meadows\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-17T20:06:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-25T01:03:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/anchored-in-grace.ft4_.jpg?fit=800%2C441&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"441\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sandi Herron. 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