God has made it a point to allow you to know this incredible truth: YOU ARE LOVED!!!
God has demonstrated once and for all His unconditional and unending love for you at the Cross. He put on display - for the entire world to see - His affection for His creation. I have heard people say that "God loves me in spite of my sin"...well...I say that God loved you enough to get rid of your sin.
Why is it so important that we understand we are loved by God? It's important because our Heavenly Father wants us to learn how to live without fear. Fear dominates, controls, confuses, manipulates, and destroys. Fear will keep us from embracing God. Fear will keep us from experiencing genuine love. Fear keeps us tied to the lies of the enemy. God doesn't want that for you. He wants you to be made perfect in love. He wants His love for you to bring you into His fullness of life.
The question you need to ask yourself is whether or not you can live as someone who is outrageously loved? Can you honestly and openly believe that the God who created everything truly loves you. I believe that God's love is given to all of mankind but I also believe that God's love for us is individualistic. In other words, He displays His affection for us in such a way that we can receive it.
To quote Graham Cooke: "He loves you because He loves you because He loves you because He loves you because He loves you...."
Depending upon your church background, it may be difficult for you to embrace this fact.
Depending upon your upbringing, it may be difficult for you to receive unconditional love.
Depending upon your relationships, it may be hard for you to understand this kind of love.
Just do me a favor...don't bring God's love down to your experience. Instead learn to establish your heart is this wonderful truth. Live as one who is loved by God.
As you begin to open yourself up to the love of God, all things become possible.
You will be able to see yourself the way God sees you.
You will be able to come before Him boldly and confidently.
You will be able to walk in His power rather than shame and timidity.
You will be able to resist the temptation that allows fear to control you.
You will be able to rejoice regardless of circumstances because you are loved.
Just a reminder...
My prayer for you is that you will KNOW the LOVE of Christ practically by experience.
That you will grow in that LOVE.
That you will enter into the FULLNESS of GOD!!!
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