I don’t get excited about much, but here goes. It started happening around 2009 and is still happening. I discovered that I am not better at love than God! I’m not better at forgiveness than God, or caring about people, or accepting people for who they are, etc…
I discovered first of all that God loves ME! And I, at one time, considered myself a piece of dung because I was so focused on SIN. He made me understand that there is nothing I can do to make HIm love me anymore, and especially nothing I can do to cause Him to love me less. I am his child, and there is nothing I can do to change that, and that excites the hell out of me (no pun intended).
Because of this discovery, I find it less of a challenge to love others; those around me, those in public office of leadership, those who seem to hate me. Because He accepts me as I am, I am beginning to accept others as they are. The love I feel from the Lord, I am more easily able to pass that on to others, no matter who they are. I am not here to judge anyone, and neither is God.
For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation (2Cor 5:19).
You have been reconciled to God! Your sins are forgiven! That is the good news! Change your mind about God. He is not against you. He is for you. Isn’t that exciting?!!!
Faith, Love & Grace 