Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. My devotion, Remain, My Love, is about learning to abide in God’s Presence so that we can know Him and His love better. On my blog, I’ve been talking about gifts. Today I want to share the greatest gift God offers. His Unconditional Love. It’s a gift many have a hard time receiving. I believe there are two reasons for this:
1. Something happened in your past or you did something that you think disqualifies you from God’s love. This is not true. God created you and me and He loves us just the way we are—warts and all! And, God never turns away from those who seek forgiveness and mercy. His love never fails.
2. Like me, you’ve allowed some disappointment to cool your affections for God. Perhaps it was an unexpected illness, a problem or a sorrow that led you to believe that God didn’t care. If He did care, why would He have allowed such a hurtful thing to happen? I understand.
When my husband died, I asked God that same question. I struggled with His love. I felt overwhelmed, distressed, and afraid. Mostly, I wanted God to do something; to change my circumstances and fast! Have you ever felt that way?
The truth is God may not always remove us from our crisis, but He will support us in them. His support comes from His promised Presence.
I learned this one evening when the pain of loss got the best of me. I put my infant son to bed and began pacing the floor in agony. I missed my husband deeply. The enemy seems to play on my wound. Before I knew it, I was having suicidal thoughts. I was torn between living for my son and dying to be with my spouse. Yet, I knew I couldn’t leave that baby. I just grew angrier and angrier until I did what any woman would do in my situation.
In my mind’s eye, I burst through heaven’s door and shook my fists in the face God as I questioned, “Why! Why did you do this to me? Why did you give me that baby and take away his father? Oh, God! I need to know WHY!!”
How many times have you wanted to do the same?
I understand why you don’t. I mean, He’s God and could kill you in a second for speaking to Him like that! (or at least that’s what we think would be His reaction.)
For me it was just like a mother running to her crying child; God the Father ran to me, His child. I didn’t see Him with my eyes or touch Him with my hand, but His promised Presence consumed me in such a way that I couldn’t cry another tear.
I knew even in the pit of death, God was there. I knew, beyond a doubt, that He loved me. It was if His Presence whispered, “My love is perfect for you.”
That day, my understanding of God and His love took a huge leap forwarded. I knew that His love cold be trusted in the face of any circumstance. And I want you to know that whatever you’re going through today, God is faithful. You, too, can trust His love in the midst of your storm. If you do trust Him, He’ll provide the strength, hope, and love you need to get through it. I promise!
If you were touched by today’s post and want to read more about my story, pick of a copy of my book, An Untroubled Heart.
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Join Micca this month. She’ll be speaking:
October 8-10, at Hope Community Church; Raleigh, NC Contact Mary Meeks almarymeek@yahoo.com
Oct 12, at Clearview Baptist Church; Franklin, TN Contact: Katherine Bond bluehawaii315@yahoo.com
Oct 15-16, at the Women Of Purpose Conference in Chicago, IL; Contact: Rosie rosie@mynewlife.org
October 19, at First Baptist Church; Douglas, GA Contact Cheryl Skipper cherylskipper@gmail.com
May the love of God fill your heart today and everyday!
conrack50 says
Micca,
In Re: your blog on "His Love Never Fails".
As you wrote …(my understanding of God and His love took a huge leap forward. I knew that His love could be trusted in the face of any circumstance.)
This has given me a different view of my Heavenly Father and I just wanted to say thank you so much.
Connie Lou
Allison Morrison says
Thanks for your words…it seems like sometimes it's hard to accept God's unconditional love because I don't feel like I deserve it. But then I decide not to go with what I feel like, but with what God's word says is true about me and my identity as a believer. Thank God for His unconditional love for me!
ew6639 says
Micca,
I feel like GOD has guided me to your site. You spoke to my heart and addressed exactly what I had been feeling. Thank You!!! I do believe that it's ok to ask GOD.."Why?" You've given me a new spiritual awakening, that will allow me to press on with GOD walking ahead of me. I am nothing without HIM.
Heather says
Thank you so much for your devotion today as well as this post. It was just what I needed to hear. I fit both reasons for my struggle with learning to live in God's love. I am going through a difficult time in my life and to me God feels far away. But I need to remember that His love is always with me. Thank you for reminding me.
KELLY W says
Micca, beautiful devotion. Makes the world seem not quite so disarray. Thank you for sharing your personal life with us. I pray that one day I will feel "that" close to God. It is what I want, it is what I pray for, and I know it will happen if I am obedient to His word.
lmariedye says
Thank you for the article. We have to stay in faith and believe that that God is there to carry us when we are weak. Our concerns, problems, etc are nothing compared to the mighty God we serve. We get so distracted bt the world that we truly forget how awesome and wonderful He is. I am learning each and every day how to enjoy Him, fellowship with Him. Thank you God for not giving up on me.
Lisa
Colleen says
To learn to trust Him was the lesson He taught me through my struggle with breast cancer last year. Somehow I took over managing my life by myself, and have not called on Him for help.
Thanks for reminding me that I need to trust God in this season of my life ,too, and that He is always present and that He will equip me with all I need to find my way.
I pray for His help as I place my trust in Him. In Jesus' name.