Something I read last night...

We got the One Year Book of Hope  by Nancy Guthrie after Raina died and it's a really good book! Check out these links if you would want to buy the book and also to help you understand the things this lady went through and why she wrote the book. I just say WOW. It's funny how you read about the stuff other people have gone through and it kinda somehow helps you put your problems in perspective a lot better. I read this part last night and I want you to read it too! :)

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? -Romans 8:35

What does it feel like to be loved by God? It is not a sentimental feeling. Nor is it circumstantial. Feeling loved by God is the deep certainty that the God of the universe is not opposed to me, though I deserve it; He is for me! It is an inner confidence in His loving intentions that gives us the security and strength we need for enduring the difficulties of this life.

But rather than feeling loved by God, you may feel that everything in this life is working against you, and in some ways you would be right. You have an enemy who seeks to destroy you, a flesh that longs to be satisfied, and a life in a world that is under a curse.So when you find yourself on the receiving end of the darkness and the brokenness of this world, it's tempting to assume that you've come to the end of God's loving reach and remembrance. But no power can come between God and His children. His love can keep us safe in him and with Him for eternity. God loves us too much to let us slip away or to allow anything to keep us from experiencing His love for an eternity.

Do you want to feel loved by God? Focus on His loving provision for your eternal future, nurturing your confidence to say with Paul, "For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life [not cancer, a car accident, crime or calamity], nor angels, nor principalities, [not evil in the media or crazed psychopaths], nor powers [not a demanding boss, a cruel dictator, or a blood-thirsty terrorist], nor things present, nor things to come [not any current crisis or any tragedy that may be in my future], nor height, nor depth [not winning the lottery or losing my life savings], nor any other creature [not a hole in the ozone, a forest fire or a hurricane, a hungry shark or a killer bee], shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39) You can be confident that nothing can keep God's love away from you. When you don't feel it, believe it, rehearse it in your heart and mind, and let your confidence grow.