Performance is a way of life for so many...me included. We perform to receive and secure acceptance from others. We wonder what others want and then try to sing and dance our way into their good graces. While we do this, we find ourselves empty, anxious and increasingly angry, especially when we don't receive approval. Working so hard for acceptance leaves us depleted with nothing to give.
God tells us in 1 John 4:16 "...Rely on the love God has for us." Rely. A verb that means "to trust.... to have complete faith or assurance that one will not be let down by another." There is is again...that little word trust.
God has always been and always will be faithful. He has never let anyone down. His love is never ending. It is true. It endures forever. It never fails. He is the only one who will not let us down.
I have looked for this kind of love from others. Sadly I have put incredible unspoken expectations on them to fill a black hole of need that their finite abilities where never meant to fill. Only the infinite love of my Papa can fill this vast black hole in my heart. He doesn't just fill it up half way. He makes it overflow. Infinite blackness filled with infinite love.
Rely on the love God has for you.
No comments:
Post a Comment