Breaking Free From Spiritual Strongholds
– Overcoming Feeling Unloved
– Overcoming Feeling Unloved
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“No love of the natural heart is safe unless the human heart has been satisfied by God first.” Oswald Chambers
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We are not free to love in the true intent of the word until we have found love.
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Searching for love in something or someone else is frivolous behavior… and can only be found in Christ. For He is love.
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Lord God, help me not only to fully accept how much You love me, but help me to abide in Your love! (John 15:9)
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How do we “abide” in the love of God? We dwell no further from His side than the place we are most keenly aware of His great affection. Was it not the disciple who reclined against Christ Jesus who saw himself as the “beloved disciple”? Place your ear against the chest of the Savior so that, when troubled times come, you may not know what will befall you, but you can hear the steady pulse of the boundless love of Him who holds you.
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Father God, How great is the love You have lavished on me, that I should be called a child of God! And that is what I am! (1 John 3:1)
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God is never unbiased toward His children. He does not momentarily set aside His parenthood to discipline us objectively and unaffectionately. He never parts the sea of His fathomless love to take us across begrudgingly. The hardest decisions God ever makes in our behalf crest the highest waves of His love.
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Great is your love toward me, O Lord. Your faithfulness endures forever. Praise You, Lord! (Psalms 117:2)
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What heartbreak we must bring to God when we continue to disbelieve His love. What more could He have said? What more could He have done? Believe even when you do not feel. Know even when you do not see. He gave the life of His Son to demonstrate His love. The time has come to believe.
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Lord, many are the woes of the wicked, but Your unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in You. (Psalms 32:10) You are so trustworthy, God. Please help me to place my complete trust in You.
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Although it seems safe and logical to be in charge of your life, being in charge becomes a heavy, lonely responsibility. Your Father graciously offers to take your life, protect you, strengthen you, and comfort you on your journey. You need not fear relinquishment, for it leads to freedom, security, and the real you.
– Cynthia Heald, A Woman’s Journey to the Heart of God
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Lord, according to Your Word, what a (wo)man desires or craves deeply is unfailing love. (Proverbs 19:22) Every other use of the words unfailing love in Scripture is attributed to You alone. You are the only one capable of perpetually unfailing love. Help me to understand that my deep cravings for someone to love me with that kind of love were meant to be satisfied in You alone. Thank You, Lord.
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