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God's Overwhelming Love

I was on the floor during a worship service years ago, weeping in His presence. I struggled with condemnation. Each time I sinned by having a wrong attitude or not demonstrating the fruit of the Spirit affirmed my belief that, although God was love, He was constantly disappointed in and frustrated with me.

As I lay there crying, I turned my head and opened my eyes and had a vision of Jesus’s face. What I saw was the opposite of what I believed to be true. God was looking at me with tender affection and without any sense of disapproval. His eyes were full of joy and love. It was as if He were head over heels in love with me.

I had not experienced His kindness so clearly before. I had been trying hard to please Him but could not believe He would ever fully approve of me. That’s one of the enemy’s most deadly traps: no matter how hard you try, it’s never enough. But the eyes of Jesus, so soft and full of love, changed my perception. God wanted me to see myself as He sees me so I could enjoy being with Him.