By Augie Duran 06-21-21
Blessings come to those loved by God. and also trials.
But are you loved by God? and if you are not sure, how do you make it so? What can you do to be loved by God?
I am a human of words; a human of images; a human of poetry. But you. are you?
or are you a human of touch; of solid evidence? of science? of substance?
Does God favor the poet? or the scholar? or laborer?
The answer is God loves you.
It is important to remember that we are not loved more because we work harder. We are not blessed more because we pray harder. We are not holier because we know more scriptures. That flips the natural order.
Do you love your child less because he soiled his diaper? Or do you love him more because he ate all his vegetables? No.
You want him to learn control because you love him SO much! You rejoice that he ate all his vegetables because you LOVE HIM SO MUCH!
God loves you so much he will punish you for lying so you learn not to lie. If you are his.
God loves you so much he will praise you for doing well. if you are HIS.
The key is to become HIS. How can you belong to someone you don't know? or more importantly: How can you become a child of someone you don't know?
Do this. often. go into the closet and close the door. in the dark. yes - in the dark. and ask him, "God, I know you love me. Teach me to love you. Teach me to believe you. Don't make me perfect today. Make me better so that when I claim you as my Father people will not laugh at me. So when I say you are my Father you will be proud of me. So when I say I am your child people will say, 'Now I understand!'"
Do this when you remember.
every time you remember.
any time you remember.
You will discover that asking to be a child of God and submitting to God’s will is all that is needed. He will do the rest.
Don’t expect instant coffee. It took you years of rebellion to become “not His” It could take days to break you. And then you will be tested. (not to prove yourself to God – God knows you already – but to prove to yourself that you have become HIS)
What will this test be? same test we all go through – love.
Love them that love you.
Love them that hate you.
Receive with humility.
Give with confidence in your God to reimburse your cost.
As it is written; “you have received without cost, so then give without cost.”