For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God’s gift, so that no one can boast about it.
Being saved through faith is meant to change the trajectory of our lives as we realize that any thing we do outside of seeking God’s guidance becomes the result of our own efforts
Being embraced by God’s gift of grace is designed to subordinate our thoughts, our plans, our desires, and our relationships to a growing desire and need to know God more and more
Thus any inclination towards boasting about such a life becomes as far from us as the east is from the west for we are filled with a holy awe that we can do nothing apart from God working in and through us; but, we can do all things through Him
So, in closing, the next time you speak the words “I am saved” may that permeate to the core of your being as you cry out Abba Father, I need you more today.