Status Updates From Just Like Jesus

God speaks to us through his Word. The first step in reading the Bible is to ask God to help you understand it.

If we are to be just like Jesus, we must have a regular time of talking to God and listening to his Word.

“I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jer. 31:3 NIV)

HOW LONG SINCE YOU LET GOD LOVE YOU?

On the card was a printed verse: “I’d rather do nothing with you than something without you.” Beneath the verse she had written these words:
I forgive you. I love you. Let’s move on

Please understand. Relationships don’t thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful.

God’s love never ceases. Never. Though we spurn him. Ignore him. Reject him. Despise him. Disobey him. He will not change. Our evil cannot diminish his love. Our goodness cannot increase it. Our faith does not earn it any more than our stupidity jeopardizes it. God doesn’t love us less if we fail or more if we succeed. God’s love never ceases.

Be gentle and ready to forgive; never hold grudges. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
COLOSSIANS 3:13 TLB

Our hearts seem so far from his. He is pure; we are greedy. He is peaceful; we are hassled. He is purposeful; we are distracted. He is pleasant; we are cranky. He is spiritual; we are earthbound. The distance between our hearts and his seems so immense. How could we ever hope to have the heart of Jesus?

He could find beauty in lilies, joy in worship, and possibilities in problems.

Don’t confuse God's love with the love of people. The love of people often increases with performance and decreases with mistakes. Not so with God's love. He loves you right where you are.