The Love of God
There is nothing in life that is free. Everything has a price or a cost that must be payed. We can gain nothing nor lose anything without giving something of our own. These are the words of the world. This is what we are told and what we live by. It is the price of living in this world.
It is not true. Many of you know that or profess to know that and can tell me what it is that is free without asking. But we still do not completely believe it. We still think that we have to do something or give something up or 'be better' to receive this gift that is already completely ours. It was given to us before we were born and it is ours for as long as we live and forever after.
I am not trying to be cryptic with this. I just want you to think about what you have, what you have been given and what you can expect in the future. What I am talking about is the love of God. It is yours, now, then and forever. You do not have to do anything to receive it, you cannot do anything to lose it. It is yours. It is mine. It belongs to everyone. God loves you. If he did not, then he would not have created you. God decided you were the person he wanted to create and he did it. He created you because he wanted to be with you. He wanted to have you in His life. You don't have to think about it, you don't have to even believe it. But you can ask yourself, if God did not want you here, then why did he create you. There can be no other answer other than God loves you and wanted you to be with Him. To question this is to deny God.
I say these words and yet I still know that not everyone believes it, and those that do, still question what that means or do not understand what that means. God loves you all the time. All the time. You cannot escape it, you cannot make it not so, you cannot influence God to make him not love you. It is there, always and forever.
I am not saying that you cannot or do not do bad things. We have free will, God gave that to us. We have to ability to do bad things or to be bad people. That is our choice and we are free to make it. But it does not change how much God loves you. If does not change the fact that God created you and you are one of His children. That cannot be changed no matter what you say, or what you do, or how you think or what you believe. God still loves you and understands you and is always there for you. You cannot influence how much God loves you.
I wish people would understand that. I wish they would stop trying to hide from God. That is not what God wants. That is not the plan He has made for us. It is not a punishment to be wielded over us by God as retribution for anything we do. God does not remove his love for you and you cannot change that. God loves you, always.
What seems to be happening is that we are told to do what the church says, or what a religion is telling us is the right thing to do and if we do not, then we are no longer loved by God. We are wicked and have lost our place in God's heart. If you do not do the right thing, then God will punish you.
That is not what God has intended. It is not. God wants me to tell you that you cannot lose God's love. God's plan or instructions were that He loves you and He is always there. He will not abandon you no matter what you have done or what you do. God is there for you.
What does that mean or how does it help you. What it means is that when you do bad things, when you do not follow God's plan, when we are the worst that we can be, God is there for you. He loves you and he is there for whatever you need. We spend way too much time punishing ourselves for the things we have done. We convince ourselves that God cannot love us because we have done something wrong. But that is not what God is telling you. He says, I am there. I am here to help. I am your salvation from whatever you have done and whatever you are doing or plan to do. God is there.
If we keep using God as a punishment, as something to be feared or that somehow he will abandon us in our greatest times of need, then we are not following what God is teaching us. God is not a punishment and when someone tells us that He is or that we have lost the faith of God then they are wrong. They are not worthy of whatever authority they seem to have taken in the name of God. God IS love. He is not a threat to frighten small children or the harbinger of a punishment that is reserved for the wicked. He is love and He will be there for you no matter what. And why?
Because God loves you and you cannot change that.
I am going to make this particular topic a series of entries. God has way too much to say for it all to fit into one entry. It basically is a running topic through all the things God wants me to say. I will return to this on occasion and try to make what He is trying to get me to convey more clear. Because this is the most important message He has told me. He wants you to understand and to comprehend that you are not alone. He is always there. Please think about that and try to understand that God is not only your creator but He is your friend and He wants to help you, all the time and in anyway you will let him.
God is Love
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