“God loves who we really are, whether we like it or not" (Brennan Manning)
Dare to believe it
Dare to not believe it
Which one?
Easier to not believe~
When I don't feel it
When my emotions tell me the opposite
But God Said it~
Whether we like it or not!
I ask you
I ask myself
What Brennan Manning~
A priest
Turned Alcoholic
Lost in the streets
Lost in himself...
asked...
“Do you believe that the God of Jesus loves you beyond worthiness and unworthiness, beyond fidelity and infidelity—that He loves you in the morning sun and in the evening rain
—that He loves you when your intellect denies it, your emotions refuse it, your whole being rejects it? (Brennan Manning, All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir)
Dare to believe it
Brennan did
and
God loved him
in his lostness
God loved him
back together
because he is
God's child...
like you
like me~
Lost
when we
Dare not to believe
Found
when we
Dare to believe it
Loved
by the
One
Who is
Love,
Who
Loves
just because
that is
what
He does
because
that is
Who
He is!
Dare to believe it
"Do you believe that God loves without condition or reservation and loves you this moment as you are and not as you should be?"
Well
He does.
Dare to accept
His Love
no matter
what you are feeling
no matter
what you are seeing
no matter
what you are thinking.
To wake up
with a smile on your face
just because
the
One Who matters
says
you matter
and that is all that
matters.
God loves who we really are
Why?
Because
Love is an actioin
Love covers all
because
God is love
Jesus is love in action
because
He is
A Savior of
boundless compassion
infinite patience
unbearable forgiveness
and
Love
that keeps no score of wrongs." ("Abba's Child")
Brennan said this
Brennan lived this
because
Brennan
Dared to believe
in the infinite
Love
of the
One
Who
Loved you at first sight.
Dare to believe it?
Let's
take the challenge
and
Put On
His infinite Love
just as I am,
not a I should be
because
God dares to love you.