God's Steadfast Love

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever! —Psalm 118:1,29.

What is the practical outcome of believing—really believing—that God loves us? 

Well.. among other things, His love will set us free from the need to look for human approval (118:6).

We don’t need to look into other people's eyes to see if we're okay. We won't be devastated by criticism and disapproval. We won't need to win or be in charge all the time. We won't worry so much about our appearance. We won't go looking for love in all the wrong places. We won't violate our conscience to be part of the crowd. We  won't have to be stronger than, smarter than, better than (whatever). We can relax and be what we are—God’s cherished children, the object of his utmost affection, "the apple of His eye."

It's said that life is a quest for three things: security, significance and love, but it seems to me that life is mostly a quest for love, for security and significance are by-products of the knowledge that someone loves us and will always love us no matter what we do.

It was Kermit the frog, I think, who said that wonderful things begin to happen to you when you know that someone loves you and will never let you go. 

David Roper