If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself., C.S. Lewis, The Weight of GloryDid you know that God is completely satisfied with you right now?
Stop and let that soak in. There is nothing you can do right now that will make God love you any more. It does not matter what your position in life is, what you are doing (or not doing). This is what is meant by God's grace. None of us deserve it. He just freely give us His love. It is hard to accept, frankly. The "deep-down-in-the-soul" realization of that is life changing.
You may say, "But there are things that I still do that are wrong." Yes, that likely is the case. Yet, even if we fix those things, while we are likely saving ourselves from heartache and pain, but we are not making Him love us more. It does not matter what you have done in the past. It does not matter what happened to you. This is a truth that we are generally taught from a very young age. Yet, how many of us truly, "deep-down-in-the-soul" believe it? If we truly believed it, the implications would be enormous.
If you are like me, you work too hard to change yourself. We are dissatisfied with who we are. Yet, this is akin to the clay complaining to the potter. God is completely satisfied with you, His creation. We need to always be open to change and correction, yet change occurs from the working of the Holy Spirit on our lives, not from some sort of internal struggle or effort. The harder we try to change, the more unlikely we are to change. Again, our only role is to be open, to offer our hearts. What will really change your life is the deep realization that God is completely satisfied you right now, in this moment, wherever you are, whatever you are struggling with, or whatever you have done.
Do you believe that God is completely satisfied with you right now?
What we lack in our own perfection is more than compensated by the Master's excellence.
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