Of Course

I was asked to do something out of my comfort zone recently and I prayed and prayed for God to help me. Afterwards, as I was driving away, I thanked Him for always taking care of me. HIS most precious reply was "of course, you're My daughter."

I cried and thought about my own children and how they never thank me for simply taking care of them. Sure, they say thank you for different things I do for them but never for simply taking care of them. Why not? Because they know it's a given, I'm their mom and that's what I do. They don't live in fear wondering if I'm going to love them today. They don't go days without talking to me because they think I'm disappointed in them. They don't have to wonder if I'm going to feed them or spend time with them. I never get asked "do you love me, or do you still love me?" They know I will always love them and take care of them. 

We are God's children and if we love our kids unconditionally, how much more so our Heavenly Father loves us! I'm His daughter! I don't have to question if He's for me or if He still loves me even when I make a mess of things. It's a given, I'm His daughter and He's my Father. He never changes and neither does His love for us.

What about you? How do you view God? He is not just waiting on you to fail so He can point His finger at you in condemnation. People may do that at times but not our God. He loves you, He pursues you, He gave His very best for you; His very own Son. If you ever doubt His great love for you just look to the cross and look in His word. The truth of His love is on the cross and written in His word.


"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." 1 John 3:1