Love.
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So we are fed this lie right? Over and over and over again.
- There is this person
- They are our other half
- we can't live without them
- They are going to fix all of our problems
- we can hurt them, cheat on them, lie to them, beat them up, ignore them, but they will never fail us, always love us, and pay no attention to the crappy things we do.
LIES!
Right?
Ummmm. No.
This person who is meant to be our better half, and complete us while riding in on a white horse really exists. This is Christ. Our problem is not that our world has painted unrealistic expectation of love, it's that we try to get it from other people that are not Christ.
Christs Love is soo strong that it loves without condition. We don't need to follow his commands, go to church, give to the poor, read our Bibles, or even acknowledge him to gain His love. It's un gainable. It's given, at all times, to every person. Mormons, Athiests, Muslims, Democrats, Tea Partyers, Nerds, Communist, and even those westboro baptist people.
Look at Luke 15:11-32 Prodigal Son right. I've heard this dens of times and always feel like I need to walk back home with my head hung low, just like the son in the story. But that is missing the point! The father loved him far beyond what he could have imagined. When we turn to God we do not have to feel bound by guilt! The father Loves us, and keeps no records of our wrongs agains him. He is just happy to have us home.
BLARG!
Luke 23:34 Christ LOVED the people who were nailing him to the cross. He LOVED them. What!? Yeah, I know.
And for some reason when I have read this before it made me sad, and convicted me. "Oh God, how could I have ever doubted that you love me. Obviously you must if you were able to care for those that were killing you. I'm sorry for being such an idiot."
Hold that phone. God's love is not there to make us take pity on our selves, or regret what we've done. Christ came preaching grace and forgiveness. Sure there are things we should not have done. But what good is moping about it. We are set free!
Bazinga
