Most of us, to some degree, have a difficult time understanding, believing, or accepting God’s absolute and unlimited love for us. The reasons we don’t receive, trust, or see His love vary from one person to the next, but we all miss out because of it.
Thinking about what my reasons might be for not receiving God’s amazing love is so hard and challenging in itself. There have been many things that have impacted the way I respond to God. One of the most clear in my mind is the way fellow Christians have treated me and my family. It is hard to say the Church in general has impacted my relationship with Christ but it is true. It has only been in the past few years that I have been able to realize that the Church is not God. The other thing about the Church that I always have to remind myself of: it is made of fallen people just like me. My prayer this week is going to be asking for help in receiving, trusting, and seeing God’s love in my life.
…when we love God. We naturally run to Him- frequently and zealously.
Just one sentence later Chan goes on to quote Matt. 22:37-38. Chan made a point that I have never really thought about. God never commands us to spend regular daily time with Him. He wants us to follow the command He gave in Matt. 22:37-38. Once we can figure out how to love God with all that we have, then we will have a passion and desire to spend time with Him. I’m amazed how often I will make excuses to not spend time in the Word, listening and talking to God. Chan ends the chapter with a series of questions. One really hit close to home.
Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
Thoughts?
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