He loves you...He REALLY does!

God loves you!  Now I want to ask you a question.  Do you really believe that?  Really?  Do you believe that because you are told that and you know God's word says it so it must be true?  Or do you really, in your heart of hearts, believe it?  Think about it for a minute.  If you really believe that the King of Kings and Lord of Lords loves you then is there any reason to fear, doubt, be insecure, or believe that you don't have a unique purpose to fulfill?  1 John 4:18 says "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."  Often times, because of our human nature, we equate God's love to love (or lack of it) that we have received from others in our lives.  Often times it is our own earthly father that we begin to see God as.  If he rejected you then God will reject you.  If he was tough and unforgiving then God is the same.  If he loved you but then you couldn't please him then God's love becomes conditional for you. And so on... The devil loves nothing more than to get us to start seeing God in human terms and through human relationships.  Man will fail.  God will never fail. God says His Word is true BUT we have to believe it.  If we know it and accept it as our theology but don't truly believe it in our hearts then we will continue to walk in defeat and insecurity.  Once you really believe the truth of God's Word then you will see that everything He does is because He is love and He LOVES you!

So ask Him to show you if there are any areas where you have put Him in a box and equated Him and His love with a human relationship.  Ask Him to show you how much He loves you and to help you to believe it.  It will change your life!