Do you remember the commercial where the person moans and says, “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.” I don’t know about you, but I ate my way through last week. This week, I am in Tampa for FSBA’s annual conference. It will be a busy week, one where I have to be “on” all the time. It is exhausting!
The great thing about being a child of God is that we don’t have to be “on” for Him. He loves us just as we are. I read once where “God loves us as He finds us.” He loves us when we are grumpy. He loves us when we are mean, when we are impatient, and when we are at our worst. He loves us where He finds us. We don’t have to paste on a smile for Him because he knows what lies beneath that smile. Can you believe it?
Romans 5:8 says, “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Really take a minute today and allow the truth of God’s word to settle into your heart. While you were still a sinner, Christ gave his life that you might live. God demonstrated the depth of his love for you by sending Jesus to die while you were still a slave to sin. At your lowest point, God loved you with an everlasting love. There is no need to cleanse or fix yourself before you run into the arms of God. There is no need to fake happiness or holiness with your Heavenly Father. God loved you prior to clothing you with Christ. He will love you in the midst of every mistake you make.
God is SO good!
Shine, Shine, Shine!
Tina