TOO
MANY PEOPLE SAY "I LOVE GOD"MANY SAY IT TO BE NOTICED OR TO LOOK GOOD
AMONG THEIR PEERS...HERE ARE A FEW CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE WHO TRULY
UNDERSTAND GOD'S LOVE.
Friends
Forget about those people who say "I love God ,I adore Him,I Live for Him alone" and then go on to condemn,judge and hate people of different faiths,celebrities and social outcasts(especially the gay community)
I have been fortunate enough to meet people who are truly in love with God and this are just a few of their common characteristics
1.They rarely say "I love God" and instead they say "God loves me."This is because they understand that we love God and others because He first loved us(1 john 4 19)
2.They do not condemn anyone(different faiths,beliefs or even the gay community)for one reason and one reason only,they understand that they themselves are not condemned today even when they sin(romans 8 1)
3.They rarely look depressed or stressed not because their life is rosy and neat but because they know all things (good and bad)work together for their good.(romans 8 28)
4.They do not get easily angered because they receive no anger from God even when they fall or sin,they remember the fact that God swore NEVER to be angry with them or to ever punish them again(isaiah 54 9)
5.Their lives(especially for the more mature in the grace of Christ)is virtually free from habitual sin.They are not controlled by anything and are much more morally upright than their counterparts who believe in a mixture of law and grace.They themselves will testify that before they understood God's love for them,they were addicts,depressed and easily shaken by the lust of the flesh.
6.They understand ALL their sins,past present and future are forgiven because Jesus says those who are forgiven much,will love Him much but those who are forgiven little will love Him little.
7.Finally they live in a realm where they continuosly receive God's love for them.Some even end up calling God "Daddy" or "Pa"(which is entirely scriptural)
They understand that NOTHING they can do will make God love them less or more,nothing can make God angry with them and nothing can have the Spirit depart from them.All this because they were saved not by their good deeds or works but by grace through faith.(Ephesians 2 8 9)
Friends
Forget about those people who say "I love God ,I adore Him,I Live for Him alone" and then go on to condemn,judge and hate people of different faiths,celebrities and social outcasts(especially the gay community)
I have been fortunate enough to meet people who are truly in love with God and this are just a few of their common characteristics
1.They rarely say "I love God" and instead they say "God loves me."This is because they understand that we love God and others because He first loved us(1 john 4 19)
2.They do not condemn anyone(different faiths,beliefs or even the gay community)for one reason and one reason only,they understand that they themselves are not condemned today even when they sin(romans 8 1)
3.They rarely look depressed or stressed not because their life is rosy and neat but because they know all things (good and bad)work together for their good.(romans 8 28)
4.They do not get easily angered because they receive no anger from God even when they fall or sin,they remember the fact that God swore NEVER to be angry with them or to ever punish them again(isaiah 54 9)
5.Their lives(especially for the more mature in the grace of Christ)is virtually free from habitual sin.They are not controlled by anything and are much more morally upright than their counterparts who believe in a mixture of law and grace.They themselves will testify that before they understood God's love for them,they were addicts,depressed and easily shaken by the lust of the flesh.
6.They understand ALL their sins,past present and future are forgiven because Jesus says those who are forgiven much,will love Him much but those who are forgiven little will love Him little.
7.Finally they live in a realm where they continuosly receive God's love for them.Some even end up calling God "Daddy" or "Pa"(which is entirely scriptural)
They understand that NOTHING they can do will make God love them less or more,nothing can make God angry with them and nothing can have the Spirit depart from them.All this because they were saved not by their good deeds or works but by grace through faith.(Ephesians 2 8 9)
