Be.Loved
I (Jeanne) finally heard Gigi say “I Love you” this morning. I’m sure to the average person it would sound like a 16-month old jumble of mashed up consonants and vowels, but to me it was clear – “I LOVE YOU” came out of her mouth all by herself. She was probably able to say it because of 2 things – she hears it all the time and she it experiences it all the time. I pray that in her little 16 month old mind when she thinks of her parents she thinks of Love.
I have often times asked people – when you think of God what do you think He thinks of you? Sadly, far too many people do not answer with LOVE – they answer with words like disappointment, distant, anger, etc.
The journey of transformation will always take us to the question of “what does God think of me?” and it is essential that we understand that it is impossible for God to feel anything other than LOVE for us. I love how David Benner says it in his book “Surrender to Love”
“God’s love is never compromised by anger. The presence of anger does not mean the absence of love – particularly in God. Love is God’s character, not simply an emotion.”
Even at our lowest moments, even in our deepest sin – God never stops loving and it is His love that actually propells us on the journey of transformation to becoming the people that He created us to be.
This is most beautifully exhibited in the life of Jesus, even in his moments of confrontation, moments of anger, moments of intense truth speaking he never stopped loving….
So today, simply be reminded :: LOVE IS GOD’S CHARACTER. NOT SIMPLY AN EMOTION THAT HE FEELS TOWARDS YOU.
BE.Loved
