No matter what any man or woman has ever been through, no matter what the circumstance, we were wired to desire love. The Word of God says that God is Love and if we were made in His image then it is engrained in us to desire love. I woke this morning very emotional, I know, that seems to be a current thing these days, I just can't help it! Anyway, I was thinking about my amazing husband and how much he loves me. In this theme of really understanding and accepting that God really does love me it helps me to relate it to the tangible relationship that I have with Chad.
I love my husband, with all of my being I love him. Not because of what he does for me, but just because he was made for me and I for him. I think maybe with God what's happened is that I have not been careful enough to love Him just because He made me and loved me enough to allow me to exist. God's love for me has some how become conditional. Now why would I have more trust and faith in my husband, who unconditionally loves me as best as a human can instead of Jesus who says over and over in the Word how His love is unconditional. I mean really, He died for me before I even knew who He was. That's love.
Throughout the Bible there are many, many scriptures regarding God's unfailing love. Unfailing defined: continuous or unceasing. So God's love is unfailing, unconditional...continuous and unceasing...incredible to say the least.
Exodus 15:13, " In Your unfailing love You will lead the people you have redeemed. In Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling."
Through this journey, God has already been showing me His unfailing love as He has been leading me into all truth. It seems I should just see that and be totally convinced of how much He really loves me. I think if I read what's coming out of this spirit right now over and over it might really be that easy.
Psalm 130:7, " O Israel ( O Mandy), put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing (continuous, unceasing) love and with Him is full redemption."
I told Chad this morning that I wanted him to be enamored (charmed or captivated) by me again instead of having the worry or concern for me. God is enamored with me and I with Him more than ever before. I really believe God, in His amazing love, wants to charm me and captivate me. I just have to be able to receive it, fully. I believe to succeed in this I just have to continue to know Him. It's such a process. The longer I have know Chad, the more I love him...I really do believe it's the same with God. It's a relationship, not just a one night stand. It takes effort, give and take and dying to oneself to have this kind of love. Hmmm...dying to oneself, back to that again :-)
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