knowing that we are loved
According to Paul, knowing we are loved is as important to our well-being as it is for a tree to have a healthy root system. If we aren't well-grounded in the love of God, we are apt to be like a shallow-rooted tree that dries up in the heat or blows over in the wind.
Being rooted deeply in God's love, Paul could groan with a whole world of trouble in Romans 8 and still write, "I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 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."
Nothing can seperate us from Him. Not even the troubles and mistakes of this life we make.
So how did Paul live with such tension? How could he see the love of God as if it were a huge ocean, while admitting to emotions that carried him up and down like a ship in rough water? Learning to catch a glimpse of the measureless love of God is something to pray for. It's something to ask for ourselves, and it's a way of helping those we care about.
Being rooted deeply in God's love, Paul could groan with a whole world of trouble in Romans 8 and still write, "I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 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."
Nothing can seperate us from Him. Not even the troubles and mistakes of this life we make.
So how did Paul live with such tension? How could he see the love of God as if it were a huge ocean, while admitting to emotions that carried him up and down like a ship in rough water? Learning to catch a glimpse of the measureless love of God is something to pray for. It's something to ask for ourselves, and it's a way of helping those we care about.
