TOPIC : NOTHING CAN TAKE GOD’S LOVE FROM YOU

Today’s Scripture: No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
– Romans 8:37-39 (ESV)

MESSAGE

What we all want more than anything else
is to be loved and accepted unconditionally.
If we have not received that by the time
we are teens or young adults, we have
wounded souls and are unable to function
the way God intended. He created us
for love and acceptance, not abuse and
rejection.

The good news is that if we did not get
what we needed and should have had from
the people in our past, we can get it from
God now, and it will heal us.

My father, who abused me, told me he loved me, but his kind of love hurt, so I grew up needing, but being afraid, of love. I didn’t trust people who said they loved me, and it was difficult for me even to learn to receive God’s love because I felt as if I were damaged and not worth being loved.

When I finally let God into my wounds,
one of the first things He began teaching
me was that He loved me unconditionally.
I finally accepted that He loved me, but I
still felt it must come with conditions, so
I worked hard at being perfect so I could
deserve His love.

You may have experienced or perhaps are experiencing the same thing. If the people who were supposed to love us didn’t, then we are convinced there is something wrong with us that makes us unworthy of love.

It actually took me a few years to become totally convinced of God’s love for me to the point where nobody and nothing could take it away from me.

This never-ending, perfect love of God is
available to you and me, and it is the most
wonderful thing we could ever have. God’s
perfect love sets us free from fear (see 1 John 4:18).

If you are anything like I was, you have many fears in your life, but you can be free
from every one of them through learning
to soak in God’s love on a regular basis. You
may feel fear, but if you know God’s love,
you won’t have to obey fear.

You can move forward even if you feel fear because you know that no matter what, God will always be there for you. If you make a mistake, He will help you recover and keep moving forward.

God’s love is the healing balm we need for
our wounded souls. Study Scriptures about
God’s great love for you and learn to speak
them aloud over your life. Before long, you
will start believing the truth of God’s Word,
and it will heal you.

Prayer Starter: Thank You, Lord, for loving
me unconditionally. Help me to not bow
down to fear and look to You to protect and
vindicate me.