“I don’t remember how it’s said, whether belief is a gift or a grace from God”
BOTH
Ephesians 2:8 King James Version (KJV)
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Grace is and unmerited gift from God.
In fact, looking at how things are now after how they were for so very long, I can't explain any of it other than by the Grace of God.
Not by my efforts or merit, that's for sure...which reminds me, I need to go re-read Job again.
Perspective is everything.