Wednesday, September 02, 2009
How He Loves
I have been hooked on this song for the last several weeks. I love the sound of David Crowder Band...but these lyrics(actually written by another artist, John Mark MacMillan) blow me away.
One of the things I am really wrestling with right now is accepting God's love for me. I love Him. I fear Him. I worship and adore Him. But, believing that in light of all of the people in this world and the issues God has to handle, He has interest in pursuing and wooing me...that is too wonderful for me to imagine.It seems impossible to conceive.
I believe Scripture to be true...so I accept that He loves me with an unfailing, unconditional, perfect, consuming,adoring love. Letting that truth settle down into my bones and living differently as a result of it---well, that is more of a process.
I heard a speaker at camp this weekend(Ty Saltzgiver) address some of the reasons this is difficult for people. He mentioned that for many of us the hang up is having to really admit that NOTHING we can do makes Him love us any less OR any more. I think that is true. It is so different than the way the world works.
So, I am trying to spend time meditating on this thought...and the lyrics of this song sure seem to help. Enjoy!
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I follow your blog after my daughter told me about you and also I know Pat and Emerine Sweeney very well and have been blessed reading alll your encouraging words about Mike and Cabel too. But I wanted to respond to this post to tell you that there is a great book about God loving you called HE LOVES ME! by Wayne Jacobsen. I think you will really like it!
p.s Your kids are adorable!
Hey have you heard the testimony behind this song and how it was written?? It's a great story. I'll e-mail you the story if you haven't heard....too long to post.
This is a struggle for me too. Understanding there is nothing I can do but also wanting to live a life that pleases Him. I often beat myself up about failing in an area and have to remind myself that I am still loved. And not only am I still loved. But I am still loved exactly the same as I was before I "messed up".
I have known all my life that God loved me because, well, the Bible tells me so! But I never really felt worthy of that love or believed that the depth of His love was reserved for others and not me. In 2007, I had the opportunity to go on a Walk to Emmaus and during that weekend, I finally "got" it. I would encourage you to consider taking that journey sometime if you never have before. Others I've talked to didn't have the exact response to it - which is good cause I prefer to think mine was unique some two years later - but all had similar feelings about going and none regretted the experience!
OK, I can't tell you how many times I've logged on to your blog to find the EXACT thing I've been mulling over in one of your posts!
I, too, have been struck by this song-- I love it! And seriously, the first line gets me every time: "He is jealous for me."
REALLY?? I'm THAT important to Him. Kinda makes me rethink how I spend every minute of my day, and how God is watching from above wondering when He gets his portion of my time....
Great song. Great lyrics.
Thanks for sharing my thoughts. :)
Every time you think that...look at one of your babies and you will remember why. That always helps me. I admit, i have to do the same thing all the time. Your kids are all equally important to you and you love them unconditionally and completely and would give your life for any one of them! Someone who doesn't have Jesus is like someone who goes thru their whole life without loving anyone or anyone loving them, ya know!
This song struck me, but differently than I expected. Yes it is difficult for me to understand just HOW He loves me, I'll never grasp His unfailing love. But given the situation with our nation at this time, I often times find such hatred in my heart towards our current leadership. It's so easy to just be mad, but this song made me sit down and ask God to forgive me for hating certain children of His. There are people who might be breaking Gods heart with their behavior, but He LOVES them...I don't understand why or HOW he can love them with all that's going on, but He does! Such a hard concept for me to grasp right now. I've always prayed for our leadership, but this puts a whole new light on those prayers. Jesus forgive me, I want to love like You do, even when I starkly disagree with someones actions and way of thinking.
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