Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Roman 8:39 (NIV)
Part 9 of 30
God Is Thinking About You
Becoming Aware of His Amazing Love
Scripture
Do you know how much God loves you? I mean, really know? God’s love for each of us is immense, yet if we never think about and meditate on His love for us, we will not experience it in its fullness.
I remember when I began this ministry. The first week I was to conduct a meeting, I asked the Lord what He wanted me to teach. He spoke to my heart and responded, "Tell My people that I love them."
"They know that," I said. "I want to teach them something really powerful, not a Sunday school lesson out of John 3:16." The Lord replied, "Very few of my people really know how much I love them. If they did, they would act differently."
As I began to study the subject of receiving God's love, I realized that I was in desperate need myself. The Lord led me in my study to 1 John 4:16 which states that we should be conscious of God's love. That means it should be something we are actively aware of.
I had an unconscious, vague sort of understanding that God loved me, but the love of God is meant to be a powerful force in our lives, one that will take us through even the most difficult trials.
In Romans 8:35 (AMPC) the Apostle Paul exhorts us, Who shall ever separate us from Christ's love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? Then in verse 37 he goes on to say, Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.
I studied in this area for a long time, and I became conscious and aware of God's love for me through thinking about His love and by speaking it out loud. I learned scriptures about the love of God, and I meditated on them and spoke them out of my mouth. I did this over and over for months, and the understanding of His unconditional love for me became more and more real to me.
God loves you tremendously…and He’s thinking about you right now (Psalm 139). And the more you read about His love and think about Him and His love, the more real it will become to you in your daily life.
Prayer Starter
“Father, I want a new understanding of Your love. I don’t just want to read about it, but I want to experience it fully in my life. Open my eyes to the height, depth, width, and breadth of Your love for me (Ephesians 3:18). Help me to purposely think about You and Your love until it becomes real to me. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
Walk It Out
Read the following scriptures: Romans 8:38-39; John 3:16; Psalm 139:16-18; Jeremiah 1:5. Now, read each of these out loud and personalize them if you can. For instance, say, “Nothing can separate me from the love of God!”
How Much Does God Love You?
Join me for this three-minute video clip from one of my conferences. I want to tell you what God says about you…and encourage you that His love can heal your life in amazing ways!
