Who loves you baby?

I used to think if I could just love God more, I would...save more souls, spend more time in prayer, hear His voice more often, do great and mighty deeds, etc. That I can't and don't do these things could only mean I didn't love Him enough. Why else would I rather play Posh Boutique (thanks for the download Kay!) than read Psalms? Or watch CSI instead of crying out to God? And what kind of Christian is that anyway?!

Inevitably I would feel condemned and since I'm feeling so unholy, I might as well continue watching CSI because how can I meet with the King of Kings now that He knows my first choice was not Him but Grissom and his team?!

But recently, I got a new point of view from Pastor Joseph Prince's sermon series and I'm just blown away.

Remember when Jesus said the first and greatest commandment in the Law is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Does anyone realise that this commandment is from the Law and we could never live up to the Law? It was given to show us precisely that fact. Which means, try as we may, we could never love God with ALL our heart, ALL our soul and ALL our mind. Sure it's easy to think you can on Sunday but what's your love tank on Wednesday or Thursday?

Our love is bouncier than a yo-yo but God's love isn't. It's consistent as the day He made us, the day He sent His son to die for our sins, the day He reached down and drew us near to Him. So why do we focus on that which is not constant instead of that which is eternally unchanging?

When you start focusing on how much God loves you, when you really take the time to meditate on the magnitude of that love...you will want to spend time with Him, save souls, do great and mighty deeds. But we could never create that genuine desire when we focus on our love for Him because who knows what's going to be TV tonight?! I'm not saying we don't love God madly. I'm saying we need to love because He first loved us (1 John 4:19).

I hope this some how helps you feel less crappy and more aware that you are God's beloved for whom He sent His only son to die for - yes, even the you who prefers to learn about finger-printing technology than heavenly truths. It's really more profound when you hear Pastor Prince say it.