Ep. 122 | Christmas Presence: Love

God delights in you because he loves you. God does not love you because you are delightful.Have you ever wondered why some days you feel closer to God than others? Often, it's because we've confused God's love with His delight. We think God loves us more when we're having a good day, when we've read our Bible, or when we've been kind to everyone around us. But this creates an exhausting cycle where our sense of being loved depends on our performance. The beautiful truth is that God's love isn't based on how delightful we are. His love is constant, unwavering, and completely independent of our behavior. When we have this backwards - thinking we need to be delightful to earn God's love - we miss the security and peace that comes from understanding His unconditional love. This Christmas season, as we prepare our hearts for celebrating Jesus' birth, we're invited to rest in a love that doesn't fluctuate with our moods, mistakes, or achievements. God's love for you today is exactly the same as it was yesterday and will be tomorrow. You don't have to perform for it, earn it, or maintain it. It simply is, because God is love. This foundational truth changes everything about how we approach our relationship with God and others. When we're secure in His unchanging love, we're free to love others without keeping score or expecting them to be delightful all the time.For more info visit RGMCA.ORG