I really want this to be practical and not theoretical so here are some additional thoughts. We let God love us when:
- We stop trying to punish ourselves for things from our past (they have been forgiven and forgotten by God)
- We stop thinking that God is angry with us. He is not, He delights in us!
- We stop thinking God is up in heaven keeping score of all the good and bad we do and that we can only approach Him if our good outweighs our bad. We can boldly approach the throne of Grace because of what Jesus has done for us (Hebr. 4: 14-16).
- We come to him with our hurts and problems, even if we feel distant.
- We reject the lie that we are not worthy of His love. we are worthy because He has declared us so (again it is not based on anything we have done).
I would love to know specific ways you let God love you.
May we all swim and frolic around in the ocean of God's love.
