In 2 Corinthians 4:1 it says, “It is God himself, in his mercy, who has given us this wonderful work of telling his Good News to others, and so we never give up.” (TLB)
Do I really know and believe that God loves me? I hear and see this all the time in sermons, and in God’s Word.
If I know God loves me, do I sense and recognize God’s love? When I stop believing I am loved by God, I can start to get discouraged. Why? Because if I don’t believe God loves me, then I can’t experience his grace and mercy.
The best way to defeat discouragement is to remember how much God loves me and to stay focused on that truth.
“It is God himself, in his mercy, who has given us this wonderful work of telling his Good News to others, and so we never give up” (2 Corinthians 4:1 TLB).
So what is mercy? Mercy is when God gives me what I need, not what I deserve. Mercy is when God knows every mistake I’ve made and will ever make, and he still gives me every good thing in my life. God’s mercy is what keeps me going when I feel hopeless or worn down or discouraged.
A lot of people who have been Christians for a long time don’t sense God’s love because they only think God speaks to them in a critical voice. But if the voice I’m listening to is always negative, it’s not God.
God made me to love me. The number one purpose of my life is not for me to do good. The number one purpose of my life is not even for me to love God back.
The number one purpose of my life is to let God love me. When I do that and experience his mercy and grace, I’ll be free to pursue all that he has planned for my life.
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