The Grace Factor–How Grace Is Present Even Through Difficult Experiences

I talk a lot about how everything outside of us reflects our inner beliefs and the ways we relate to ourselves. Our relationships, struggles, and triumphs mirror our internal world, shaping our experiences. But there is one powerful exception to this rule—Grace.

Sometimes, Grace shows up uninvited and completely blesses us in ways we never orchestrated. Have you ever had a truly transformative experience, yet you weren’t the one directing the situation? That is Grace in action. She moves through life, touching us in ways both gentle and fierce. Sometimes, she arrives as a warm embrace, a miraculous opportunity, or an unexpected kindness. Other times, she shakes us to our core, rearranging everything we thought we knew.

I have come to a profound realization: underneath everything is Grace. All of life is Grace in action. The very breath we take—the inhale, the exhale—is an act of Grace. Yet, I didn’t always see it this way.

There was a time when I resisted life at every turn. Struggle felt like my natural state, and my focus was consumed by the pain, discord, and suffering that run rampant on this planet. I was depressed, anxious, and deeply insecure about living in a world that often felt cold and chaotic.

But as I unwound limiting mindsets, faced the shadows within me, and asked for my heart and eyes to open to greater depths of truth, I discovered something incredible: Everything is Grace, gifting us with her blessings in every present moment. The difference is not whether Grace is present—it always is—but whether we are open to receiving her gifts. Sometimes, we welcome her. Sometimes, we resist.

One of the most profound experiences of Grace in my life came through the incredibly intense murder of my brother. It was a tragedy beyond words, a loss that shattered me. And yet, in the depths of that pain, Grace came in—not to erase the suffering, but to open my eyes to the power of surrender. That experience, as agonizing as it was, became a gateway to understanding how to receive Grace’s gifts. It radically changed the way I see life. I came to know that even in devastation, Grace is present, offering something deeper than my mind could comprehend.

Grace is the unseen hand guiding us, the soft whisper reminding us to trust, the force that carries us when we think we can’t go on. Even in the moments that feel unbearably difficult, even in the spaces where we feel lost or alone—Grace is there, waiting for us to notice her.

The question is, are we available to receive her?

Grace doesn’t demand. She doesn’t force. She simply offers. And when we soften our grip on control, when we surrender to the flow of life rather than fight against it, we begin to see her everywhere.

Even in the struggle. Even in the heartbreak. Even in the unknown.

Because sometimes, what feels like life breaking us apart is actually Grace breaking us open.

The invitation is simple: Can you trust that life is holding you? Can you believe that even in the chaos, Grace is moving through it all?

When we do, everything changes. Not because life becomes perfect, but because we begin to see the perfection in life as it already is.

How is Grace working through you, and how might you open to receive her gift?

What is Grace offering you in this very moment that you might open your awareness to receive?