Albright Church
We can have an easier time believing that God loves others more than us. When we catch a glimpse of the depth of our failure we can believe that we are not loveable. The truth us that God our Father could not love us more than He does already!
Faith is a verb.
God love us anyways even if we say we don’t want Him to love us.
Knowing we are loved by God transforms us and the people around us.
When we don’t feel loved by God we can try to feel loved by other people and try find satisfaction outside of God.
“There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made know through Jesus Christ.” Blaise Pascal
True happiness also known as joy comes from God and knowing we are loved by God.
God’s love transforms us and the people around us.
Knowing we are loved by God reassures us and removes the pressure to perform.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1
Read Luke 15:11-32
Luke 15:11-32 NIV
“There is nothing I can do make God love me any more & there is nothing I can do to make God love me less.” Philip Yancey
Knowing we are loved by God allows us to love the people around us better.
Read 1 John 4:7-12
1 John 4:7-12 NIV
Reflection
1. Pray that God would help you to believe He loves you.
2. Pray that God would help you to love unconditionally.