[Discoveries] 05-28-07 God likes you

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you 
to be with me that you also may be where I am. -- John 14:3*/

Much of the Christian life is a series of paradigm shifts. God is slowly 
transforming us so that we can begin to see all of life from His point 
of view.

Here's the first of seven paradigm shifts that have changed my life: God 
likes me.

All my life, I had been told that God loves me. I figured, hey, does He 
have any choice? That's His job. He is love. He has to love everybody. I 
also equated God's love with medicine - it didn't always taste good, but 
it was supposed to be good for you, sort of like castor oil. I'm not 
saying these impressions were accurate, they were just what I believed.

But in the 1980s, when I was in my 30s, the Lord enabled me to 
understand something new about that love. God likes me. That blew my mind.

I don't know about you, but I don't hang out with people that I don't 
like any longer than I have to. But if I really like somebody, I hate to 
see them leave.

Jesus is preparing a place for you. He's fixing up a room in His house. 
Do you understand what that means? He wants to spend forever with you. 
He likes you. He likes being with you. Hanging out with you is fun for Him.

It's one thing to chat with somebody at the supermarket. It's another to 
invite them over for a meal. But Jesus has gone way beyond all of that. 
He wants you to move in -- to join the family. He likes you. A lot.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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