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word4U2day
2019-09-04
Receiving His love
It can be really frustrating to try to give a gift to somebody who keeps refusing it. Insecurity and feelings of unworthiness keep many of us from being good 'receivers'. We think we must earn or deserve everything we get. We even go so far as to mistrust the giver and think: 'Why would you want to do that for me? What's your real motive?' If we feel that way about giving a gift, imagine how God feels when He extends His love and we refuse it because we feel undeserving, or think we are being humble by telling ourselves we shouldn't have it. We can even question His motives. The truth is, none of us deserve God's love. But through His love, He's attempting to establish a cycle that will bless us as well as others. His plan is simple. He wants us to: 1) Receive His love. 2) Learn to love ourselves in a balanced and healthy way. 3) Love Him in return. 4) Extend His love to those He sends into our lives. Learning to do these things takes time - it's a journey. God will help us to conquer our insecurities 'little by little', just as He did when the Israelites entered the Promised Land (take a look at Exodus 23:30). Change happens gradually as we continue to pray, read His Word, and act on it. The Bible says God initiated this work in our lives and He will complete it (have a read of Philippians 1:6). So today let's ask Him to help us receive and embrace His unconditional love for us.
Links to Bible verses: Holy Bible
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