Adjusting the volume, I pressed the black button on the panel’s surface. The tremor in the woman’s voice struck a chord as words filled the lonely space in the car. “I always thought I had to prove myself–to convince Him that I took my faith seriously.”
A series of images played in my mind–family members, friends, church acquaintances–and I wondered. How many women are striving to earn God’s stamp of approval? Attempting to love God by doing more…serving more…being more.
If you are that women, dear one, please hear the heartbeat of God in these words.
God loves you–just as you are. Nothing you do will convince Love that He made a mistake in choosing you as Daughter. No action on your part can separate you from His life-giving, freedom-imparting, grace-conferring love gift.
Eliminate the mental checklist of do’s and don’ts. Discard the heavy baggage of comparison. Step into the throne room of Agape and embrace the liberty of a love large enough to see the true you. You created in Hs image. You dressed in Jesus’ innocence. You loosed to live as a woman in relationship–not rules–with the Lover of your soul.
Scripture for Reflection:
I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us. (Romans 8:28-29)