Most of us spend our entire lives trying to earn acceptance. We want to earn it from our parents, peers, partners in life, from people we respect, maybe even from people we envy. The drive to be accepted is a deep drive that can influence the kind of clothes you wear, the kind of car you drive, the kind of house you buy, even the career you choose. Remember as a kid you wanted so badly to be in the in-crowd that someone would say to you, I dare you to do this, and theyd suggest something that was either stupid, or that put you in an unsafe situation. But, you did it anyway because your desire to be accepted overruled the desire for safety. We do it because we love the feeling of Im OK, Im accepted; somebody accepts me. When you are accepted, it does tremendous things for your self-esteem. The truth is Jesus accepts you and that acceptance is not based on your performance. In fact, you may have received Christ and accepted Jesus into your life, but do you realize that youre able to do that because Jesus accepted you? You dont have to earn His acceptance; you dont have to prove yourself to Him. We need to stop thinking, Ive got an unpleaseable God up there and Ive got to be a good boy, or good girl, to be accepted. God, through Jesus Christ, has already accepted you. And thats the Good News! Yay! #ButGod #Bestill #Courage #Mercy #Asyouare
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:01:45 +0000
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