As we become one
with God, it is impossible to drive a wedge between our relationship with him,
his love has captivated. Our prayers connect to the "Ultimate Love
Relationship”. This heavenly Agape love flows from the heavens and no
earthly love can equal to God’s love.
Agape love is a
"Divine, Sacrificial, and Unconditional Love". "I love you for
who you are, not because of what you have done for me". "The love
that we experience from God is 100% unconditional".
On the other
hand, "Conditional Love" is manmade. It begins and
flourishes from our parents, siblings, spouses, friends, teachers,
employers and the Church folk.
These people love
with conditions, "I love you, only if you make me
happy". People superimpose this conditional love experience unto
God. Therefore, they condition themselves to believe that God will only love
them when they are good.
For this reason, they
forget the God of Love (1 John 4:8). Let me reiterate, GOD'S LOVE IS
100% UNCONDITIONAL. Come to God as you are and he will mold you into a
better person.
God is the
potter and he molds his clay into his perfection (Jeremiah 18:1). The more
time we spend praying to Jesus, the more love and perfection we will
experience. All unnecessary emotions, anxieties and
worthless habits, carted away by our Saviour.
This is the
beginning of the most important relationship in our lives. “As this
relationship increases, sin, pain and anxiety will disappear with him into his
presence”.
On the one hand,
there is a war waged for his children. Our carnal sinful nature wants to feed
on the pleasures of the world and revolve our emotions around sin and anxiety.
On the other hand,
be determined to turn back to God and feed from him. Like a prodigal son or
daughter, we do not deserve anything from him. Instead, we have squandered all
of his wealth and resources on worldly living. Yet, as we turn back to God, he
gives us the finest things, a son and daughter could deserve (Luke 15: 11).
Taken from Practice the Presence of God- Conrad Noronha
Taken from Practice the Presence of God- Conrad Noronha
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