Nothing Can Separate Us from God's Love!

Yesterday I feel like I posted the pictures in a hurry, leaving little room for words. But I know if you have been reading my blog for the past month or so, you also have been getting to know my story. So after much prayer I am just going to leave it like it is. One of the reasons I am laying my life out like I have been is not for me, but to show how amazing God is. He has redeemed me and set me free from so much. There is no other way I could be sitting here living in this incredible peace other than the fact that I have been saved by the Rescuer...I can't say that enough.

This morning I was reading in Romans 8 in the NLT version. Verse 35 says, "Can anything separate us from Christ's love? v37-38 "No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. ...nothing can separate us from God's love." I was struck by the words "overwhelming victory". When we are in Christ (in His Word and applying it, doing our best to follow His commands, loving our neighbors, etc), then we can be assured that we have victory. Without God, I could not have found this freedom or "overwhelming" victory. All of the events, the attitudes, the choices, the decisions I made or happened in my life can not or did not separate me from Christ's love. God never looked at me in the distorted view that I saw myself as or I thought the world saw me as. He saw me as the restored, loved, beautiful person He created.

I use to and still every once in a while sit in a pile of self pity and regret. I wondered how I got to where I was and felt so sadden that I had wasted so much of my life. But over the last year, God has shown me how he is restoring my relationships with with my children. He is restoring my health. He is restoring my missed opportunities. He is restoring my time. He is helping me reclaim who He created me to be and use all of the "stuff" to work together for good (as Romans 8:26 states).

I am going to leave you today with a few thoughts:
1. The events in our life do not define us....God does. Spend time in the Word finding all of the ways that show who God says you are.
2. Know that God is a god of restoration, redemption, forgiveness, and love.
3. Nothing you have done can separate your from God's love. NOTHING. Believe me...look at me!
4. Your freedom walk will be a process. Embrace the steps. Embrace God's hand as he walks you through.

And because I am so wordy and never want to stop talking...I am sure I could come up with a list of 100 thoughts! But I will leave it at four! I am sure you are thankful for that!

Have an amazing day!
Love,
Teresa