Sunday, April 15, 2007

Nothing

I just watched a Nooma video about the forgiveness of God. At the end, Rob Bell repeats over and over, "There is nothing you could ever do to make God love you less." The thought popped into my mind: if there's nothing I can ever do to make God love me less, what can I do to make me love me less? Oh, there's a ton! Every day there are opportunities for me to do things and to interpret the things I do into thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and self-hatred. In fact, I was getting on here tonight to post something that would reveal my discouragement with myself. But if there is nothing I can ever do to make God love me less, and He is the final authority (His approval is the only thing that matters in life), then what does disapproval of myself even matter? And if I want to love with the love of Christ, shouldn't I start in the place that is closest to home? I have a lot to learn.

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