why are you trying to earn God's love?

hey homegirlsss. God started reminded me that His love for me is so much bigger than my love for Him. that sounds simple, but it’s something that changed the way i see everything.so many of us have grown up in church believing we have to prove our love for God through effort. through serving, striving, and trying to do everything “right.” but what if the gospel was never about how much you love God, and instead about how deeply He loves you?💭 in this episode, we talk about:why God’s love for you matters more than your love for Himthe danger of living from self-righteousness and strivinghow we misinterpret holiness without understanding love📖 scriptures mentioned:romans 12:2 — be transformed by the renewing of your mindgalatians 2:21 — if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothingpsalm 103:8 — the Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in lovejohn 10:10 — i came that they may have life, and have it abundantly⏱ chapter markers:00:00:29 – a hotel with no windows03:00 – when faith starts to feel like performance06:30 – God’s love vs our love10:00 – the trap of self-righteousness13:00 – living by the spirit, not by willpower17:00 – God can be holy and still be Father22:00 – stop striving, start resting26:00 – final encouragement: let the Father love youSend me a message! Support the showinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelessofmepodcast | https://www.instagram.com/elodiechristinatiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elodiechristina?_t=8pi97EYTp2X&_r=1buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/elodiechristina