A Father's Love

“What is man that you take thought of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” (Psalms 8:4 New American Standard).

There are a lot of times when I am not mindful of God. I do what I want because it’s what I feel like doing at the moment. Even if that something is bad for me I pursue it, but even in the midst of that God still loves me. God has and still does love me through every mistake. He pursues me. He chases after me because He is the lover of my soul. God loves our soul. He enjoys when we take thought of Him and when we spend time with Him.

God desires our time. Our busy lives cause us to miss out on valuable time that could be spent with our father. I’m one of those cases in which God has to instruct me Himself. He is teaching me love. I try to understand His love for me, but it’s hard. Who am I that the creator of the universe should take thought of me? He has placed so much on the inside of me that I cannot see, but I pray that He opens my eyes and yours to see those great things.

We lose life when we ignore God. We get lost in the shuffle of this world and we become frustrated and lose patience with ourselves and those around us. We have to know how to cover ourselves in Jesus. This year I am trying to work on my body. I have been doing these workouts to combat feelings of sadness, but I have been neglecting the word. I have been losing inches, but I have also being losing peace. Working out, mediation, and eating cleaner are all great habits, but we can’t ignore God’s word.

The love of a father. God loved Israel. I mean He really loved them. God went to war against a lot of kings, kingdoms, nations, and world systems because He loved them. How much more will God do for me and you? Just like an earthly father protects his young, God does the same for us. He teaches us, and He equips us for the world. He prepares us and He propels us. We have to trust our fathers love. We have to trust that He has our best interest at heart. He sees greatness in us.

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8 38-39 NIV).

Nothing and no one can separate us from the love of God. God will devastate anything that attempts to get in the way of His love for us. God devastated Egypt. People, animals, and plants died so that His people could be free. God will never give up on you. Your past, your decisions, your current state, or the things that people have told you you could never be will not separate you from the love of God.

Lord please forgive us for taking your love for granted. Please forgive us for every time that we did not thank you and for every time that we neglected to spend time with you. Lord teach us your intimacy. Teach us to be as children in your presence. Help us to understand your love Lord. I pray that you cover every person that does not understand the love of a father. I pray that you fill every void in their lives with your presence and I pray that they forgive themselves and those that have hurt them in the past. I pray that we forgive our parents. God give us peace in the things that we cannot change and help us to not allow what other people did or did not do hinder us from you. Help us to crave your presence Lord, In Jesus name. Amen.

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him (1 John 3:1 NIV).

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