There is nothing I can do to cause God to love me any more than He already loves me and there is nothing I can do to cause Him to love me any less than He already loves me. God may not always like everything I do but He always likes me!
Does God really love me that much? Is it really that unconditional and free? Yep. Not only that, this is the foundation for going on to maturity with God. There are consequences for my actions, and a prayerless life, for example, will probably not have much power; however, without a foundation of unconditional love everything moves to law, works-earning, instead of freely receiving.
Romans 7:5 says that it is the law (works, earning) that stirs up the sinful passions of the flesh. Titus 2:12 says it is God’s grace, His undeserved favor (freely receiving) that teaches us to deny ungodliness and lust.
Knowing I am loved frees me to seek God for who He is, laying aside my need to control, earn by law and have my identity in having to be good enough.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackWoW great words to live by. I love how you framed the content. It is such a relief to know that God and his love for me is unchanging. While my heart beats and sometimes runs in too many directions, it IS in him I live and move and have my being. My prayer is to move on to that meat as it is spoken in Gods word, to maturity in him, in order to stand strong in THIS day in the Lord. How much of our precious time is wasted on things that have no eternal value. I pray that God help me keep my eyes on him, as the prize of my life both here in the land of the living and eternally.
Blessings to you all on your journey
Lori
When you finally wrap your heart and head around this amazing love and come into fully understanding this gift from the Father you are totally set free. Hallelujah!!
Love, Cindy
I say amen to that! We will never be “safe” people in the healing ministry until we learn this truth. We may be weak and still broken, but we can always choose to be embraced by the Father’s unfailing love. It is the place from whence true love flows and in our overflow, we give it away.
You guys model this so powerfully in our nation. Thank you! Please continue to follow Him wherever He leads you!
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