"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" Romans 8:32
Why is it that once we become a Christian we get this notion that God doesn't love us as much now as He did when we got saved? Why do we think that He isn't as willing to forgive our mistakes now as He was before? We act as if He doesn't care about us any longer-- now that He "has us".
Sadly, I know many people, especially women, who have married men who treated them like queens while they were dating- nothing was too good for them, they gave them anything they wanted, they wanted to spend endless amounts of time with them, they were always attentive and complementary- but once they got married, the guy completely changed. It was hard to believe that this was even the same guy they had dated. The attention stopped. They were taken for granted. They no longer complemented them but constantly criticized their every move instead. I bring this up because I wonder if what we have seen in some human relationships is not how we view our relationship with our Heavenly Father.
Men may treat you like this. They may act one way one time and a different way another time. They may treat you special before the wedding and common afterwards. They may treat you one way in public and a different way in private. But the Lord is NOT- let me repeat- He is NOT like that. His love for you is eternal and unchanging. It is without hypocrisy. He even tells us in His word that if He loved us before we became His, once we give ourselves to Him He loves us even more- not less. "Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God’s love for us. Since Christ’s blood has now given us God’s approval, we are even more certain that Christ will save us from God’s anger. If the death of his Son restored our relationship with God while we were still his enemies, we are even more certain that, because of this restored relationship, the life his Son lived will save us." (Romans 5:8-10- God's Word Translation)
We need to stop letting other relationships (the not so good ones) be the example for determining God's relationship toward us. We need to stop listening to and allowing the enemy's lies to influence us in the area of God's love for us. We need to get rid of our misconceived ideas about the way God feels about us and stop following our own feelings in this area. What we need to do is listen to Him and believe what He says about the way He loves us. And what He says is-- how could He possibly love you any less now that you are His child then He did before!
Have a great day. The Lord loves us even more after we give ourselves to Him-- not less!
For further reading:
John 3:16,17
Romans 8:31-39
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