Nothing can ever separate [me] from God’s love. Romans 8:38
Overcoming the fear of loneliness requires understanding God’s commitment to you. His fatherhood isn’t based upon mood, sentiment or emotion; it’s based on His unchanging character and reputation… ‘For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own’ (1Sa 12:22 NIV). Notice two things in this Scripture: Concern for His good name, and the pleasure He takes in being your Father, are why He will never turn His back on you. Your problems don’t mean that God is judging or disowning you. Satan would love to convince you of that. He will tell you that you’ve failed God, or that God has failed you in order to make you feel unworthy, hopeless, disowned by God and abandoned…
In your circumstances and suffering, ‘God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness!’ (Lam 3:22-23 TM). Suffering and adversity don’t cancel His faithfulness, He’s ‘the same yesterday, today, and forever’ (Heb 13:8 NKJV). He can’t love you once, and not love you always. ‘After you suffer for a short time, God, who gives all grace, will make everything right. He will make you strong and support you and keep you from falling’ (1Pe 5:10 NCV). Today declare, ‘Nothing can ever separate me from God’s love.’
Pile your troubles on God’s shoulders - he’ll carry your load, he’ll help you out.
Psalm 55:22 (MSG)
From now on, I’ll stay quiet
After moaning at God for ages saying ‘if you really love me/want to bless me/are in control/etc. then why is nothing good happening? why does my life suck?’, I check my email to find I’ve been offered an interview and a subsequent guranteed offer at my dream university! God is sovereign. And pretty fricking awesome.
Tirzah: How could I possibly be focused on anything so temporary and...
How could I possibly be focused on anything so temporary and unimportant as weight, or what others think of me, or how eloquent my words are, or the things that my past holds, when the love of God is so beautiful? When I am in love with someone who is becoming my best friend as well as the keeper…
He has been in the process of creating you, moulding you, refining and perfecting you since the moment He first thought of you. He gave you your own personality, your own abilities, your own spiritual gifts and your own identity in Christ. So that you, and you alone, might praise Him the way you do, give the way you do, serve the way you do, and love the way you do. You’re His unique creation, His child and He loves you.
(Source: hisstorythroughmine, via thegirlswhopraywithoutceasing)
I miss tumblr…darn these A-levels =]
Been so busy lately, it’s ridiculous. But I’m relying on His grace to get me through the moments of doubt, frustration, fear, anxiety and helplessness. For “His grace is made perfect in weakness…His grace is sufficient for me.”
