Enjoying Peace in His Peace & Assurance

Have you noticed how God loves me and you regardless of how well we “think” or “feel” we are performing; Regardless of our feeling anxiety in performing? Generally, I admit my anxiety comes from being moved out of the familiar, out of my own comfort zone, and into the unfamiliar.

Isn’t it crazy how sometimes we feel uneasy, wondering if we are doing enough to be worthy of our Father? We know that no matter how exemplary our behavior, the answer to that question will always be no. Yet, our performance and His love are totally different issues, which we need to sort out in our belief system.

God says that He loves us with an everlasting love that will flow out from within Himself - through eternity with no limitations, and absolutely no conditions. That He has clothed me and you in His robe of righteousness – oh my! It is an eternal transaction of the kingdom of heaven. Nothing can reverse that transaction. No one can reverse the transaction. As Christian women, our accomplishments have no bearing on God’s love for us. Our ability to even assess how well we are doing on a day to day basis – it is flawed from our human perspectives; our emotions and feelings; the conditional health of our bodies – all of that can distort our personal evaluation. Yet because HE never changes and HE is always faithful, HE is unfailing in HIS love!

Jeremiah 31:3 states, “The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you” (NKJV).

Thankfully, we have an Abba Father who desires that we bring any anxiety before Him and receive loving kindness and unfailing love of the Father. We can be assured each day that His loving presence is within us as His deposit, to be with each of us in all that we do. When we ask of Him to direct our steps, our anxiety should no longer exist – as He is sure to answer our request in faithfulness. We can rest in His love, if we chose to enter into the rest because of His presence and peace. The quiet moments with the Lord bring us into rest and peace. My feelings and emotions, or negative thoughts about my self-image in any other regard, do not move God’s mind about His will, His plan or His purposes for us, nor His love for me and you.

Hebrews 4:9, 11, 16 states, “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Rest assured of your worthiness because of identify in Jesus Christ.