Today’s thoughts
April 11, 2009
When I think about God’s love, sometimes it is just hard to understand. I don’t feel like I am an awful person, but how can I really match up with a perfect, holy, compassionate God? I do all kinds of stupid stuff and say all kinds of stupid things. I often care more about myself than anyone else. What do I do with that?
When I feel like this, I come back to this verse (Romans 5:8):
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
God knows how much we struggle and how messed up we can be. Despite that, Jesus still gave up his life, knowing we are a bunch of mess-ups who don’t get it right the majority of the time. God loves us and wants to be in relationship with us. When I grasp that and hold onto it, no matter how rotten I feel, God seems to work powerfully within me and through me. In the end, it’s not about us–it’s about him and how great he is.
Just a few thoughts I thought I would share.
