Gods Love is Unconditional


“O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭139‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬ 



I have loved this Psalm for many years now, but to be honest the first time I read it, it was scary. To think that God knows me so well, better than I know myself was a bit unnerving. 


For I fight a battle in my mind, my thought life, every day. A battle know one knows, except for God. I feel like the enemy surrounds me, whispering lies, taunting me. I become filled with fear; can’t breathe; can’t move. The enemy whispers the same lies over and over; “unwanted”, “not needed”, “unnecessary”, “not good enough”, “failure”. His attacks are relentless. When the  battle within me rages on, and I just want to make it stop. When I am tired, and weary of fighting. I find myself calling out to God, why? What is wrong with me? 


What is wrong with me that I allow someone else’s negativity to affect me in such a way that I act as stubborn as them?

What is wrong with me?

Why am I so influenced by others opinions, allowing it to keep me down 

Why does the need to get back, get even, cause this rage to rise up inside of me?

What is wrong with my mind? My heart?


It is then He reminds me, my battle is not against flesh and blood. (See Ephesians 6:12). My battle is against the evil that works through the particular person or circumstance to influence the outcome. 

The devil knows my weaknesses, he knows how easily I am influenced by someone else’s behavior or attitude and he knows how to rob me of joy. 

In those times, I believe God is calling me to set aside thoughts of self or my circumstances and learn to praise Him for who He is! Celebrate how great He is!

And as I do, I am reminded, God’s knowledge of me doesn’t lead to condemnation; doesn’t lead to rejection or disapproval, but to love, compassion and care. 

He loves me knowing fully everything about me and still calls me His own. He still pursues me. 

I don’t have to hide my mess from God, He already knows, He already sees and still He calls me His masterpiece. (See Ephesians 2:10)


I share these thoughts in the hope that perhaps someone else shares the same struggles and that whoever you are you may be encouraged. 


For we do not fight our battles alone. 

Deuteronomy‬ ‭20‬:‭4‬(ESV‬‬) says, “for the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’”


Peter also reminds us in 2Peter 1:4, that God has given us great and precious promises. We can claim those promises to help strengthen us and help us overcome in times when we feel under attack.


So be encouraged, because it is His power within us that helps us to overcome, to not fall victim to negative emotions, to turn to Him to find the strength and encouragement we need to persevere; to stand up against the enemy.






 

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