Posts Tagged God’s unconditional love
March 4, 2020 at 11:13 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Food for thought, God's love, Inspiration ·Tagged all have sinned, God's unconditional love, I'm not worthy, the big lie, the gift of grace, what's happened to the truth
I’m Not Worthy
In this day when truth seems to have lost its luster, there are two sides to the coin. On one side there’s the ego, typically an opinion of one’s self which hasn’t been earned, and, in most cases, isn’t deserved. On the other side of the proverbial coin is the tendency most of us have to deem ourselves unworthy. Both are lies, but, surprisingly, the latter has more truth to it than the other.
We’re not worthy of God’s unconditional love, and there’s nothing we can do to change that fact. Except, that is, to believe Jesus is the son of God.
And so, not because we have earned it—not because of what we might say, think, or do—we are worthy, because God has given us the gift of grace. And, once we accept His gift, when He looks at us all He sees… is His awesome Son.
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
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December 20, 2018 at 9:41 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Food for thought, God's beauty, God's love, Inspiration, Uncategorized ·Tagged apart from God, faith, God's unconditional love, hope, love, music, praise, Still by Bill Anderson
I’m writing another book. It’s about love. And this morning, as I discussed what I’ve written so far with Sherry, an old country song slipped into my mind; “Still”, by Bill Anderson. As lines from the song began to drift through my mind, I told Sherry I felt as though God was singing them to me. Of course, I went straight to the internet and found the song, and as I listened to it, I cried. I cried because I can’t understand how God could still love me after all these years and all I’ve done. But He does.
Still, by Bill Anderson. <— Click here to listen to the song
Just A Man <— My newest book of encouragement
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October 13, 2018 at 8:18 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Food for thought, God's beauty, God's love, Inspiration ·Tagged do-overs, faith, God's unconditional love, hope, joy, love, Peace, start-overs
A young man who had the world in his hands allowed the coddling lies of drugs to steal it from him. He entered the darkest depths of addiction and nearly lost a promising career in sports, his family, and his life. God rescued him, gave him a second chance, and allowed him to regain all he’d thrown away, except that is, the years of his life he’d wasted. Those wasted days could not be undone.
No matter how often we fail, we can turn to God and begin anew. He never gives up on us.
Whatever demons might be chasing you:
“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and I will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 1:8
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October 11, 2018 at 6:47 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Food for thought, God's beauty, God's love, Inspiration ·Tagged faith, forgiveness, God's unconditional love, hope, joy, love, loving the hard to love, Peace, quick to condemn, quick to judge, slow to love
It’s easy to love people who do things the way we think they should. And it’s also easy to not love those who don’t do things our way.
God’s love for us doesn’t waiver based on our actions. He gives us room for error and forgives us when we don’t measure up. We can be like Him when it comes to forgiving and loving others—even the hard ones—if we love Him and realize how much He loves us. We can’t cause our love to increase and overflow, but God can, and all we have to do is let Him.
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12
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April 26, 2017 at 8:49 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Food for thought, God's love, Good stuff, Inspiration ·Tagged faith, forgiveness, God's unconditional love, hope, Jesus, love, no strings attached, worth hoping for
Why is it so difficult for us to forgive? Sometimes, we think we’ve forgiven a person, but we hold on to a fragment of the hurt or anger they caused When we hold on to any piece—no matter how small—of resentment, hurt or anger, it could be we’re not truly forgiving them at all.
… Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13
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April 7, 2017 at 8:18 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, God's beauty, God's love, Inspiration ·Tagged faith, God's invitation, God's unconditional love, hope, invitation to a heavenly party, Jesus is calling, love, the kingdom of heaven
We lived in a small neighborhood on Lake Travis for several years, and we enjoyed having gatherings down by the lake, and parties at our house. The events always seemed to start with very few people there and grow as the afternoon or evening wore on. The trickling arrival of guests would always bother me, and I’d fret that no one was going to come. I eventually got used to the pattern, knowing plenty of guests would show up.
And, He knows some will hesitate to accept His invite, but He also knows those He sent a personal invitation to will eventually arrive. I was one of the stragglers, and I could kick myself for not getting here sooner. It’s an awesome party!
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.” Matthew 22:2-3
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November 20, 2016 at 10:10 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, God's beauty, Inspiration, Uncategorized ·Tagged faith, God's children, God's love, God's unconditional love, hope, love, Part of God's plan, spiritual gifts, the same thing only different
The Bible often seems repetitive. Every story, every parable, every psalm seems to say the same thing, only different; God loves us unconditionally.
We will never be perfect, but we will be what God intends for us to be, and we are part of His plan. If we just love Him and receive all His wonderful spiritual gifts, we will be made into His image, and He will use us to do His will.
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:22-24
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June 19, 2011 at 8:12 am · Filed under Good stuff, Inspiration, Poems, Random Thoughts ·Tagged Be Still.... and know that I am God, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, faith, family, God, God's peace, God's unconditional love, hope, Jesus, love, Peace, Pennies From Heaven, poetry, reflecting, reflections, story, unconditional love, writer
It’s Sunday morning and I’m at the lake, getting ready to head back to College Station. So, I thought I’d send you a little sermon, of sorts, to start your day. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you have an awesome day! Read the rest of this entry »
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May 1, 2011 at 8:00 am · Filed under Good stuff, Inspiration, Poems, Random Thoughts ·Tagged Be Still.... and know that I am God, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, faith, family, God, God's peace, God's unconditional love, hope, Jesus, love, Peace, Pennies From Heaven, poetry, reflecting, reflections, story, unconditional love, writer
God’s Peace
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If we found the oh so elusive peace
What then would we search for Read the rest of this entry »
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