i got this from my friend Damien’s myspace. its fitting, and i needed to hear it. i think many will benefit from it. i know i did. but.. im posting it b/c i need to read it, over and over and over..
its beautiful and amazing. good word. thank you Damien for opening up your heart and sharing.
Romans 8:38: For I am CONVINCED that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Convinced – to be moved by argument or EVIDENCE to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action.
Have you ever felt God’s love? I mean deep down have you ever truly experienced His love. There have been definite moments in my life that I knew that God loved me…
But inevitably, there are days that come that I’m not so sure… days when I’ve fallen… days when I look in the mirror and I’m reminded at just how worthless and sinful I am… days when I can’t imagine why God would even care about me… I mean after all that I’ve done… after all the times I’ve hurt other people in my selfish pursuits… after all the times I’ve thought of the cross and what Jesus did for me there, and then shrugged my shoulder and went right on doing the very thing I knew that I shouldn’t be doing….
It is at these times that I remember my conviction that nothing can separate me from God’s love. Those times in my life that God expressed His love for me… the times I’ve felt Him wrap His arms around me… He chose to show me His love yesterday knowing that I was going to fall today…
God is not trapped in time and if you’ve ever felt close to Him, you should be CONVINCED that nothing can separate you from Him. There is nothing that you can do to make Him not love you anymore… because He already knows everything you are going to do tomorrow and He is still showing you His love today…
His love for you today is evidence that He will always love you not matter what you do… no matter how many times you fall… He will always be there to dust you off…