God is For Me!
I don’t live for His approval, I live from His approval.
The Bible says this: God demonstrated His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners … Long before we ever did anything right, long before we ever tried to serve God … Christ died for us. He was so much for us, and loved us so much, He showed us His love by sending His Son to die for us. (Romans 5:8)
So, that means you never have to say, “Well, I did good. Does God love me now?”
“Oops! I did bad, is God upset at me?”
“Oh, I helped somebody out. Does God love me now?”
“Oops! I did a double take when that good looking woman walked by – but I told God He did a good job when He made her – but I shouldn’t have done that, right? Now, God doesn’t love me – because I’m bad.”
No, now you know that God always, always loves you and God is always, always on your side. You don’t have to live for His approval, you live from His approval – like a little child who recognizes that the parents love the child just for who they are, not for what they do.
When you realize that God is for you, you won’t hide from Him, you’ll run to Him. You’re not going to live for His approval, you’re going to live from His approval.