32266 Involvement in Idolatry

Idolatry is another barrier to knowing God intimately. Only God has the right to be the center of our lives. And yet, we are often tempted to elevate someone else or something to that highest place of priority. Why? Because we are convinced this substitute for God will give the love we crave, the security we desire and the purpose for life we need.

The apostle Paul warns,

Therefore, my dearly beloved, shun, keep clear away from and avoid by flight if need be, any sort of idolatry, of loving or venerating anything more than God. (1 Corinthians 10:14, AMP)

Who or what does your life revolve around? Are you obsessed with some thing? Is there someone who is receiving a level of devotion from you that rightfully belongs to God? If you want to experience the incredible relationship that God is offering you, then you must “… keep yourselves from idols.” (1 John 5:21, NIV).

32265 Spiritual Warfare

If you are a true believer in Jesus Christ and have received His pardon for your sins, then Satan has lost his hold on your eternal destiny. However, that doesn’t prevent the evil one from doing all he can to prevent you from developing intimacy with God and fulfilling His plan for your life.

Communication is vital in building your relationship with Jesus.  What God is telling you through His Word, the Bible, is a huge part of that process. So Satan does what he can to minimize the impact of God’s Word in your life.

Jesus used a parable to expose Satan’s manipulative schemes.

“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” (Matthew 13:18-23, NIV)

First of all, Satan wants to prevent you from understanding what God is saying to you. If there is no understanding, then God’s truth will not take root in your life. But if there is understanding, Satan uses trouble or persecution to make it difficult for you to continue applying God’s truth. Or, he may use the deceitfulness of wealth, worries and the pleasures of life to crowd out time and desire for follow through. But when God’s Word takes root in fertile ground, it produces abundant fruit within that life.

What kind of soil do you want to be for God? Do you value what God shows you in His Word and work diligently at applying it in your life? Without being anchored to God’s Truth, you will be overcome by waves of doubt, deception and distraction as you try to navigate your way through the ocean of life.

Other Barriers to Loving God

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32264 Preoccupied with Distractions

Busyness can also be a barrier to developing a closer relationship with God — even when we are actively serving Him. We mean well. We are devoted to Jesus and His Kingdom. But our focus on accomplishment can actually get in the way of our worship and fellowship with Jesus.

Consider this example recorded by Luke:

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’ ‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’ (Luke 10:38-42, NIV)

Are you more of a Martha or Mary by nature? Do you become so focused on the work you are doing that you don’t have time for Jesus? Unless you make your relationship with God a higher priority than all the other things clamoring for your attention, it will never reach its full potential.

Other Barriers to Loving God

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32263 Lack of Belief

Unbelief prevents us from trusting God. We live in the physical realm, but God resides in the spirit world. Like the wind, we cannot see Him with our human eyes but we can experience the effects of His presence. We require eyes of faith to behold our Spirit God.

The Bible explains,

Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6, NIV).

Our God, Who cannot be contained by the entire universe, created us to know Him personally. In fact, He is pleased with us when we seek to know Him better. Imagine that! This incomprehensibly awesome God and Ruler of the universe wants us to have a close relationship with Him. Why would this great Creator God be so concerned about His created beings?

David pondered that same question. He asked, “When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers — the moon and the stars you have set in place — what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us?” (Psalm 8:3, 4, NLT)

Although it’s perplexing, nonetheless it’s true. We are precious to God. In fact, He values us so much that He was willing to have Jesus die on the cross for our sins so we could have an intimate relationship with Him for all eternity. But that relationship requires faith on our part.

Do you believe what God tells us in the Bible? Are you willing to pursue greater intimacy with your Creator God by faith? Will you choose to behold His majesty through eyes of faith?

Other Barriers to Loving God

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32262 Insufficient Vision

Lack of vision is another barrier. We don’t miss what we have never experienced. And if we are unaware that something better is possible, we will never seek it. And that’s the way it is with our relationship with God.

God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. (Psalm 53:2, NIV)

Our Heavenly Father offers us unimaginable joy, delight and completeness through an intimate relationship with Him. And yet, all too often, we are satisfied with only being mere acquaintances. We are ignorant of the incredible privilege and potential we have been granted to know Jesus intimately.

But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. (John 4:23, 24, NLT)

We have been created with an inner need to know God intimately. And even though as humans we have a limited capacity to fully understand His magnificence, the potential of intimacy with God, through His Holy Spirit Who indwells us, far exceeds anything we could ever dream or imagine.

So then isn’t it tragic when we are satisfied to merely observe God from a distance and falsely believe that more is not possible?

Other Barriers to Loving God

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32261 Unconfessed Sin and an Unrepentant Heart

Disobedience is a major barrier because it creates distance in our relationship with God. It’s not that God has turned away from us, but rather that we have turned away from Him through our rebellion. You can’t have a closer relationship with God if you don’t respect His boundaries.

Jesus proclaimed,

“The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.” – John 14:21

Our obedience demonstrates our love for Jesus. As we respect God’s rules, He permits us to see more of Him and, as we do, our relationship can become more intimate.

David observed,

“How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned. How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long. For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer. (Selah) Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, ‘I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord.’ And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)” – Psalm 32:1-5

Are you refusing to abandon a sin because it is more valuable to you than having uninhibited fellowship with God? Whatever temporal pleasure or satisfaction is gained through disobedience is not worth the loss of joy and peace that can only come from having a right relationship with your Heavenly Father.

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” – Matthew 5:8

32215 A Heart for God

1. Our heart reflects our life.

“As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.” – Proverbs 27:19

In the Bible “heart” describes the functions of the soul and human spirit.

HEART

Soul
• Mind • Will • Emotions
Human Spirit
• Conscience

BODY

• Senses • Physical Influences • Drives

2. God looks at our heart.

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way people do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7

“All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates his thoughts.” – Proverbs 21:2

“And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.” – 1 Chronicles 28:9

“Would not God discover it, for he knows a person’s secret thoughts?” – Psalm 44:21

Our heart is our control center.

Our “heart” is our control center. Let’s analyze some of the different functions of the heart in these various verses.

“Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.” – Proverbs 4:23

“A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.” – Proverbs 16:9

“So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.” – Psalm 90:12

“In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.” – Psalm 119:11

“Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.” – Matthew 12:34

“For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.” – Romans 10:10

Why is our heart so important according to these verses?

3. God’s best begins with a change of heart.

Our natural heart is sinful and sentenced to death.

“The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?” – Jeremiah 17:9

“For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.” – Matthew 15:19

Death came into the world because of what one man (Adam) did, and it is because of what this other man (Christ) has done that now there is the resurrection from the dead.

“For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.” – 1 Corinthians 15:21-22

Disobeying God = Sin = Death

Spiritual Death
Adam and Eve’s union with God was broken immediately and they were separated from Him.

Physical Death
Adam’s sin began a gradual process of aging and disease ending with physical death.

“Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?” – Ezekiel 18:31

Spiritual birth changes our heart.

“I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26

“Jesus replied, ‘I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’ Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?’

“Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, “You must all be born from above.”‘” – John 3:3-7

We are born spiritually when we accept Christ and His payment for our sins.

“For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received—that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, 4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures.” – 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

“But to all who have received him—those who believe in his name—he has given the right to become God’s children” — John 1:12

We become a new creation through spiritual birth.

“So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away—look, what is new has come!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17

Old Self

Pre-Christian Heart

Human Spirit
(Spiritually Dead = Separated from God)
Soul
• Mind • Will • Emotions

Body

• Senses • Physical Influences • Drives

New Self (in Christ)

‘New Creation’ Christian Heart

Human Spirit (Spiritually Alive in the Holy Spirit)
Soul • Mind • Will • Emotions

BODY

• Senses • Physical Influences • Drives

The Process of Developing a “Heart for God”

1. Adoption
(Related to God)

This Leads To

2. Fellowship
(Open lines of communication with God)

This Leads To

3. Relationship
(The essentials for relational growth with God)

This Leads To

4. Wholeheartedness
(The degree of our love and desire for God)

This Leads To

5. Passion
(The resulting intimacy and heart for God)

1. Adoption.

Spiritual birth

“He did this by predestining us to adoption as his legal heirs through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will” – Ephesians 1:5

“The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children. And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)—if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.” – Romans 8:16-17

Security

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:38-39

Identity in Christ

• Redeemed and forgiven (Colossians 1:14)

• Member of Christ’s Body (1 Corinthians 12:27)

• Citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20)

• Saint (Ephesians 1:1)

• Free from condemnation (Romans 8:1-2)

• Complete in Christ (Colossians 2:10)

• Seated with Christ (Ephesians 2:6)

2. Fellowship.

Our open lines of communication with God:

• May be enjoyed moment by moment.
• May be hindered by sin if we don’t quickly take the steps to correct the “break” in fellowship.

How do you restore a broken fellowship with God that is caused by sin?

Step 1: Repent (1 John 1:9)Confession is agreeing with God about what He has said in His Word about sin. As we obey 1 John 1:9, we confess with an attitude of repentance.
This means that we turn away from the sin and its causes so that the source of temptation and continued sin are dealt with.

Step 2: Resist (James 4:7)We renew our mind by changing our thinking about the sin.
We then resist the enemy by putting our armor back on.
(Ephesians 6:10-16)

Step 3: Rest (Psalm 32:5; Romans 8:1; Hebrews 9:14)
According to 1 John 1:9, God forgives us of all our sin and fellowship is restored. Further condemnation and false guilt comes from Satan.
When we repent of our sin we need to rest in God’s complete forgiveness.

3. Relationship.

There are five important ingredients for building our relationship with God.

A. Knowledge about God— learning about God through the Bible.

“I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him” – Ephesians 1:17

“If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things.” – Jeremiah 9:24

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.” – 2 Peter 3:18

As you read your Bible what new things are you learning about God?

• His Attributes
What are God’s characteristics?

• His Names
What are God’s roles?

• His Purposes
What are God’s priorities?

• His Ways
What are God’s methods?

• His Blessings
How has God demonstrated His love for you?

• His Requirements
How does God want you to relate to Him?

B. Togetherness with God—being aware of God’s continuous presence.

“And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:20

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” – 1 Corinthians 3:16

“And the Lord said, ‘My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.'” – Exodus 33:14

Throughout each day, are you conscious of God’s presence? How do you acknowledge Him?
How do you relate to Him?

C. Communication with God— speaking with God about your interests, concerns and desires.

“Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:6-7

“Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things that you still do not know about.” – Jeremiah 33:3

“Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.” – Isaiah 65:24

“The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.” – Psalm 145:18

“Constantly pray” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Two-way prayer involves speaking to God and quieting our hearts so we can hear Him speak to us.

During the course of each day, are you honest and transparent with God?
Do you know how to quiet your heart to listen to God?

D. Observation of God— watching God display His character around you.

“But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.” – Psalm 73:28

“You have been taught that the Lord alone is God—there is no other besides him.” – Deuteronomy 4:35

“Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed” – Psalm 105:5

“The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.” – John 14:21

How has God recently demonstrated His love and goodness to you?

  • Did you notice God controlling circumstances?
  • Did God intervene to get you out of a negative situation?
  • Did God provide for a need?
  • Did God protect you from harm or evil?
  • Did you become aware of an answer to a specific prayer?
E. Commitment to God— entrusting yourself into God’s care.

“Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.” – Psalm 9:10

“You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.” – Isaiah 26:3

“My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.” – Jeremiah 17:7

What are you willing to commit to God because you trust His character, capabilities, and love for you?

4. Whole-heartedness.

“When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul” – Jeremiah 29:13

“As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God! I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, ‘When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?'” – Psalm 42:1-2

“O God, you are my God. I long for you. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water… Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you…My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.” – Psalm 63:1,3,8

“I look for you during the night; my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.” – Isaiah 26:9

“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.” – James 4:8

“How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart” – Psalm 119:2

“With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands.” – Psalm 119:10

“My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord.” – Psalm 27:8

The Process of Developing a “Heart for God”.

1. ADOPTION
(Related to God)

This Leads To
2. FELLOWSHIP
(Open lines of communication with God)

This Leads To
3. RELATIONSHIP
(The essentials for relational growth with God)

This Leads To
4. WHOLE-HEARTEDNESS

➢ What does the term “half-hearted” usually mean?
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➢ What does “whole-hearted” mean?
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God desires a “whole-hearted” love relationship with us.

“‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ Jesus said to him, ‘”Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”‘” – Matthew 22:36-37

5. Passion

A “heart” for God and a “passion” for His purposes, results from pursuing God whole-heartedly.

“After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.'” – Acts 13:22

“Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” – Hebrews 11:6

“But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” – Matthew 6:33

“Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” – Psalm 34:10

“Boast about his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.” – Psalm 105:3

“May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you. May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, ‘May God be praised!'” – Psalm 70:4

The Process of developing a “heart for God”

1. ADOPTION
(Related to God)

This Leads To
2. FELLOWSHIP
(Open lines of communication with God)

This Leads To
3. RELATIONSHIP
(The essentials for relational growth with God)

This Leads To
4. WHOLE-HEARTEDNESS
(The degree of our love and desire for God)

Where are you in your relationship with God?

32214 A Trust Relationship

Trusting by Faith

God wants us to trust Him by faith. But what does that look like?  And furthermore, what is faith?

Hebrews 11:1 states that “faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see”. It is by faith that we first trust and believe in the Lord, and are saved from eternal punishment. “Namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction” (Romans 3:22).

It is also by faith that we live the Christian life.  Not faith in ourselves, for we are incapable of it, but faith that Christ will manifest Himself in and through us by the power of His Holy Spirit, as we abide in Him. “Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:6).

When we are lacking faith, we begin to fall into patterns of self-reliance, worry and even depression. We may doubt that God is in control, or that He truly cares about us. On the other hand, growing in faith means that we begin to trust God completely in everything. We know that His Word is true, we trust in His righteousness and we know and look forward to spending eternity with Him in heaven.

A. W. Tozer, in his book The Pursuit of God, says “Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One toward Whom it is directed.  Faith is a redirecting of our sight, a getting out of the focus of our own vision and getting God into focus.”

32213 Experiencing God’s Love

If you are like most followers of Christ, you have heard and believe that God loves you. But somehow that knowledge isn’t permeating your heart and life experience like it should. Why is that? Why are so many believers not consciously aware of God’s overwhelming love that surrounds them every day?

Consider Jesus’ directions to His disciples shortly before His crucifixion:

“Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love” (John 15:9). This is love passing from God to Jesus to His disciples. And His directive is to “Live in My Love.”

In order to experience all God has planned for us, we must first understand the incredible love He has for us. So how can God’s magnificent love become more real to you?

Think about God’s sacrificial love for you.

The holy, almighty Creator of the universe was willing to leave the glorious throne room of Heaven, endure humiliating torture at the hands of His creation, and die a horrific death on a cross so our sin would no longer be a barrier to the love relationship He wants with us.

The Bible explains, “For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Jesus told His disciples, “No one has greater love than this—that one lays down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Jesus wants you to be His friend and was willing to pay the ultimate price to make that possible.

Think about God’s fatherly love for you.

God not only paid the price for your sin, He adopted you into His forever family. He has chosen to be your Heavenly Father and assumes all responsibility and care for you as His beloved child. You now have family privileges.

The apostle John expressed it like this: “See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children—and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him” (1 John 3:1).

Think about God’s generous love for you.

Our Heavenly Father is not just committed to your well-being. He lavishes His love upon you in a myriad of different ways.  Not only did He design you, He also has mapped out a perfect course for your life that will result in your utmost joy and fulfillment.

The Bible promises, “All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change” (James 1:17).

No person will ever love you more, be as committed to you, or make a greater sacrifice for you than your Heavenly Father. When you understand God’s incredible love for you, it rightly takes your focus off of trying to fill your need for love through human relationships. It helps you to rest in His love regardless of your circumstances. Human love from imperfect beings will often fail you, but God’s love is solid truth that will last forever. And that is the truth!

The Transforming Truth of God’s Love

Jesus told His disciples, “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). The truth will set you free from a loveless pattern of life. Knowing the truth (and believing it) enables you to enter into a much deeper awareness of the amazing love God has for you.

New Testament Scripture reminds us of this truth. Paul wrote, “Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God—what is good and well-pleasing and perfect” (Romans 12:2). Transformation happens when our minds are renewed in truth.

Clearly we will come to see God’s love only when our minds are renewed—when we believe the truth of who God is and what He has done for us. Trying (and failing) to obey rules or good laws will not bring us into the promised land of God’s love.

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32212 God Loves You Forever

Do you ever feel like no one cares about you? Or maybe you feel unworthy of being loved because of the way that you are or something that you have done.

Good news! God loves you and wants a love relationship with you. You may ask, “Why would an eternal, holy God care about me?”

The answer: Because God is love. Love permeates His entire being. No person will ever love you more, be as committed to you, or make a greater sacrifice for you than God.

When you understand God’s incredible love for you, it fills your need for love. This revelation helps you rest in His love regardless of your circumstances. Human love from imperfect beings will often fail you, but God’s love is solid truth that will last forever.

God’s Love is Unconditional

God loves you because of who He is, not because of what you have done or not done.

“But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” — Romans 5:8

God’s Love is Unstoppable

No matter what circumstance you find yourself in, you will never be separated from the love God has for you.

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” — Romans 8:38-39

God’s Love is Unfathomable

God’s love for you is so vast that it surpasses anything your mind can even imagine or dream of. But God created you to know, and come fully alive in, His love.

“You will be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you will be filled up to all the fullness of God.” — Ephesians 3:18-19

God invites you to enjoy a love relationship with Him.

Step 1. Accept God’s Love

The God who created the universe desires a relationship with you. His very nature is to love and He longs to share Himself with you. God wants you to know Him personally and receive His love, and the life it brings, as a free gift.

Do you desire to begin a personal relationship with the God of love? [Find out more…]

Step 2. See God’s Love

Cultivate your love relationship with God and experience His limitless, transforming love for you. Delight in God’s forever love for you and let it become your constant source of assurance in all you do.

Do you want to become more aware of God’s amazing love for you? [Find out more…]

Step 3. Radiate God’s Love

God created you to be a channel of His love. He desires that His nature of love become your nature and that you radiate that to the world. He wants His love in you to overflow to others.

Do you desire to touch and transform the people around you with God’s love? [Find out more…]

May God bless you in your journey as His Forever Loved.

Go Deeper into God’s Love

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