| Believing and accepting God's unconditional love for | | | | were probably pretty confident, right? But, why |
| you, and believing that you are already righteous | | | | was that? |
| in His eyes will have a dynamic impact on your | | | | It was because your actions made you feel |
| acceptance that He is not only able to do for you | | | | worthy and right before God. That is an indication |
| what He has promised, but that He is also willing | | | | that you believe your self worth, your being right |
| to do it for you personally. | | | | in God's eyes, is dependant upon your actions. |
| Most Christians recognize God's power and ability. | | | | And that's why when you have a period of time |
| They believe that He is able to do all that He has | | | | where you are falling short or messing up, you |
| promised to do and more! Most would readily | | | | have very little confidence to go to God and |
| agree and believe that there is nothing too hard | | | | expect His help. |
| or too big for God. | | | | The Bible says that the Christian is righteous. That |
| But many times, Christians have a difficult time | | | | is not just a nice sounding spiritual word. |
| believing that He is willing to do it for them, | | | | Understanding what righteousness means will help |
| personally. And if you are not convinced and | | | | you greatly in accepting God's willingness to bring |
| certain that God is willing to do it for you, then do | | | | His promises to pass in your life. |
| you really believe and trust Him? | | | | Simply put, it means that you are just, or, right! It |
| Why is it that we sometimes think that God is | | | | is a state of being right or just according to an |
| not willing to do it for us personally? What is it | | | | established legal standard. In this case, the legal |
| that causes us to doubt His willingness? Why | | | | standard is the justice of God. |
| would we not accept that He is willing? | | | | In other words, in God's sight, in His high court, |
| The answer is feelings of being unworthy or | | | | you are right; you are just; you belong! You can |
| undeserving. What I have done to deserve it? | | | | now stand before God without any sense of guilt, |
| What have I done to earn it? Much of this kind of | | | | shame, or condemnation. You have been made |
| thinking is due to sin consciousness and | | | | right. He made you right! |
| condemnation. | | | | No wonder the Bible says that you are lovely and |
| But, when you really think about it, what is it that | | | | acceptable in His sight and holy and without blame |
| we could do, or refrain from doing, that would | | | | before Him! It has nothing to do with your works. |
| earn His willingness to provide for us what He has | | | | It has everything to do with the completed work |
| promised? That is a big part of the answer, | | | | of Christ. |
| because far too many Christians base their self | | | | Can you see how accepting the righteousness |
| worth on how much they do or do not do! | | | | Christ accomplished for you and believing it is true |
| Many Christians subtly believe that their | | | | can have a dynamic impact on your self worth |
| righteousness and worthiness in God's eyes is | | | | and your self esteem? |
| dependant upon their actions. | | | | Do you feel unworthy to open your refrigerator |
| If that were true, we wouldn't have needed a | | | | and get some food? No, of course not! You |
| savior! It was the completed work of Christ that | | | | belong in your own house! It is right for you to be |
| makes us right and worthy in the sight of God. | | | | there! |
| The Scriptures are clear in saying that as a | | | | The same is true with God. You belong in His |
| Christian, nothing can separate you from God's | | | | presence; you are right being there because he |
| love. That is why His love for you is unconditional. | | | | made you right! You are righteous. |
| He put no conditions on it! Your actions do not | | | | Not understanding or believing that we are right in |
| have anything to do with how much He loves | | | | His eyes plays a major part in our accepting His |
| you. Nothing can ever separate you from His love. | | | | willingness to bring His Word to pass for us |
| Nothing! | | | | personally. |
| He doesn't love you any less today than He did | | | | If we choose to get persuaded that His love for |
| yesterday. He doesn't love you more when you | | | | us in unconditional, and, that we are right in his |
| are praying. He doesn't love you any less when | | | | sight, we will begin to accept that He is willing to |
| you are messing up. His love for you is | | | | bring his Word to pass for us personally. |
| unconditional! Nothing can separate you from His | | | | The promises of God come to pass for us when |
| love. | | | | we believe God. We may very well believe that |
| Part of the problem in not accepting His willingness | | | | He is able, but if we don't really believe that He is |
| to perform His Word for us personally, is in not | | | | willing, then we will not believe that He will. |
| accepting what He has done for us in the | | | | Why not believe what the Bible says about you |
| completed work of Christ. | | | | and accept God's unconditional love, and believe |
| Have you ever had a couple of days go by | | | | that you are already righteous in His eyes? It will |
| where you prayed a lot, and did things for others, | | | | have a dynamic impact on your acceptance that |
| and really felt that you were "walking for Him?" | | | | He is not only able to do for you what He has |
| At those times, how confident were you to go to | | | | promised, but that He is also willing to do it for |
| God and ask for the things you needed? You | | | | you personally. |