God's love. [generic enough]

"And now God wants to love on me. Maybe it's not a separate thing. Maybe he was hoping I'd get it, like a natural progression of my love for other people leads me to be speechless in the face of God's love for me. That seems to be His constant goal -- to communicate His love to me..."
- Michelle

God's constant goal: to show ME that He loves me. [how will i let myself see that?]

"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
- 2 Cor. 12:9-10

The idea that God's grace is sufficient is a better solution than to remove our weaknesses, because then God can be glorified and we can catch a better glimpse of who He is. Human weakness provides the ideal opportunity for the display of divine power. When we allow ourselves to be weak, we give God the chance to move.




God, You know I struggle with showing people my weaknesses and failures, and it's really hard for me to believe the statement that Your grace is enough and that You love me the same -- whether I fail or not. I think the point where I get stuck is in the idea that I can please You by succeeding at everything. That by being strong, You love me more. Unconditional love is so hard to grasp and accept. Becuase I know I don't deserve it. And that's the point. But I feel like I need to do something to deserve it. That's why I can't just sit back and accept blessings from people. They HAVE to be reciprocated. I tihnk that's what it boils down to: it's really hard for me to accept something I don't deserve. And so I work to reciprocate it so that I can feel better about accepting the gift...Amen?


(7/26/08)