Earning Love and Forgiveness

I learned some valuable lessons this week as I sat at Jesus’ feet.

When I tie my worth to the misunderstood opinions of others,

I lose sight of who God created me to be.

When I waste time trying to prove my heart is pure and holds no ill-intentions,

I spend too much time on my external self instead of my spirit.

When I live within another’s unforgiveness,

I forget that the only forgiveness that matters comes from Christ and the conditions are simple:  

I must only ask once with a humble and  repentive heart,

and forgiveness is gifted.

When love is conditional and required to be earned,

I will never have success in achieving that love.

Jesus does not make me beg Him for forgiveness

nor must I aspire to unreasonable requests

or perform unrealistic tasks to achieve it.

Jesus does not make me feel unworthy.

Jesus does not require His love be earned nor does He withhold it from me.

Jesus does not show arrogance or pride.

Jesus chooses kindness and love and whispers truth to my heart.

Jesus loves me in spite of all my unworthiness and accepts me just as I am.

And in the raining down of anarchy and the chaos of another,

His reigning

will ground me and right me in the direction

He leads me

granting

peace to my world.