Contemplation #49
God is love. To adore and love the One who is love comes naturally to those who no longer are consumed with the nature of our physical existence, but who seek the purity and beauty of our true life. If we struggle to love God, to feel real affection and longing for the One who is love, let us identify our selfish and worldly concerns that are distracting us. Shedding our obsession for the temporal will open us to the tender, sweet, and deep love for He who is All in all.
Contemplation #50
To love God is to be free. The chains of fear, guilt, shame, and self-criticism are loosed. We no longer live by oppressive obligations that create burdens none can bear and standards none can meet. The Word of God interpreted and practiced by love is joyful, every instruction a blessing, and each warning a message of care that reassures rather than terrifies. Through love we are emancipated from every tyranny created by the misguided religious systems of men, and we discover the goodness of God in ways that create an unreasonable love in us to mirror the incomprehensible love of God.
Contemplation #51
Our love for God should not be a worry for us, especially if we feel that we lack real love. It is more important that we are willing to love God than for us to be concerned over whether we do that well. If we are open to loving God, and honest with where we may feel we do not love God, God Himself will move us on the path to greater love. The love for God that we are moving toward is more than respect, appreciation, honor, obedience, trust, or any other form of esteem. We are being drawn into an adoration, longing, and eagerness for God that is the richest and deepest emotion. A consuming and powerful love for God expressed from our whole being is our goal, though if we seem to follow short we need only to continue to trust God.
God is love. To adore and love the One who is love comes naturally to those who no longer are consumed with the nature of our physical existence, but who seek the purity and beauty of our true life. If we struggle to love God, to feel real affection and longing for the One who is love, let us identify our selfish and worldly concerns that are distracting us. Shedding our obsession for the temporal will open us to the tender, sweet, and deep love for He who is All in all.
Contemplation #50
To love God is to be free. The chains of fear, guilt, shame, and self-criticism are loosed. We no longer live by oppressive obligations that create burdens none can bear and standards none can meet. The Word of God interpreted and practiced by love is joyful, every instruction a blessing, and each warning a message of care that reassures rather than terrifies. Through love we are emancipated from every tyranny created by the misguided religious systems of men, and we discover the goodness of God in ways that create an unreasonable love in us to mirror the incomprehensible love of God.
Contemplation #51
Our love for God should not be a worry for us, especially if we feel that we lack real love. It is more important that we are willing to love God than for us to be concerned over whether we do that well. If we are open to loving God, and honest with where we may feel we do not love God, God Himself will move us on the path to greater love. The love for God that we are moving toward is more than respect, appreciation, honor, obedience, trust, or any other form of esteem. We are being drawn into an adoration, longing, and eagerness for God that is the richest and deepest emotion. A consuming and powerful love for God expressed from our whole being is our goal, though if we seem to follow short we need only to continue to trust God.
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