Remind Yourself What God Thinks of You

 

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Remind Yourself What God Thinks of You By Rick Warren — January 14, 2019 "The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end" (Isaiah 54:10 GNT). If you don't feel loved by God, you're certainly not going to offer love to anybody else. It is impossible to be loving unless you understand and remember the way God loves you. You need to remind yourself every day what God thinks about you—not what the world thinks or what you think about yourself. Remembering God's love is what removes your fears. Let me share four things God thinks about you that will help you remember why and how to love. You're completely accepted. We spend much of our lives trying to earn acceptance from our parents, peers, those we respect, those we envy, and even total strangers. But you need to realize God has already settled this issue of acceptance: "Jesus . . . made us acceptable to God" (Titus 3:7 CEV). What Jesus did on the cross made you completely acceptable to God—no matter what you've done or will do. You're unconditionally loved. God doesn't say, "I love you if . . ." or " I love you because . . ." He says, "I love you—period!" You can't make God stop loving you, because his love is not based on what you do but on who he is. Isaiah 54:10 says, "The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end" (GNT). You're totally forgiven. Because Jesus died on the cross and gave his life as a payment for your sins, you are totally forgiven when you accept the gift of forgiveness from God. Romans 8:1 says, "There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus" (NLT). God doesn't rehearse your sins. He releases them. You're considered extremely valuable. There are two things that create value: who the owner is and what somebody's willing to pay for it. You are a child of God and "have been bought and paid for by Christ" (1 Corinthians 7:23 TLB). Jesus Christ paid for you with his life. That's how valuable you are. When you remember that you are accepted, loved, forgiven, and valuable to the Creator of the universe, you will be better equipped to show that love to others and build deeper relationships.PLAY today's audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk About It How does the way God thinks of you change the way you think about yourself? What keeps you from completely loving, accepting, and forgiving the people with whom you have a relationship? How do you show others that they are valuable to you?

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Series Summary Message 1: Setting Personal Goals by Faith Message 2: How to Get Closer to God Message 3: From Stressed to Blessed Message 4: Change Your Life by Changing Your Mind Message 5: How to Deal with How You Feel Message 6: Facing the Fears that Ruin Relationships Message 7: Transforming How I See and Use Money Message 8: Facing Giants in Life and Work PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST

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