Let God’s Love Takeover Your Life

“ 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
Romans 8:31-32, 35, 39(NIV)

Pain from the hands of the person that supposed to love you is not love – it’s abuse!

God tells us in 1John 4:8 that He is love. Loving is not only what He does, love is who He is. He created everything that we see out of His tremendous love, and that includes us. And not only this, He has given us His very essence, and we have received the privilege and honor to take on His nature. He commands us to be conduits of His love, to wear it like a second skin and dole it out to everyone we meet. This is our identity. Ephesians 5:8(NIV) tells us, “For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!” From this, you and I can be sure that any time we are not treated with love, and we walk outside of love’s way ourselves, something is very wrong.

When we break down an abusive relationship to its lowest common denominator, it is a relationship where one person is trying to control another through violence. This is not love, but fear, and it is very important to make this distinction. Love belongs to God, and by His example, love is defined. You and I don’t get to put our spin on it. God has set love in motion, and etched its defining characteristics in permanent, impenetrable, and immutable stone. 1John 4:18(NIV) says, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” Fear has to do with punishment. You do not deserve to be punished, because Jesus Christ took all punishment with him when he was nailed to the cross. He paid the highest price that could be paid for our sins. Because of him, we are free, and Galatians 5:1(NLT) tells us, “So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.

It is important for you to know that domestic violence and abuse is not a reality that speaks the truth about the freedom you have received through Jesus Christ. God’s desire is for you to walk in freedom, and He is happy to help you do this. He tells us in 3John 1:2 that He wishes above all other things for us to be in good health and to prosper in every way as our very soul’s prosper as well. In John 10:10, Jesus Christ tells us that he came to the earth to give us a more than abundant life. We would all probably be most happy with just an abundant life, but Jesus has made a more than abundant life available to us. This is what God desires for all His children.

An abusive relationship does not represent the kind of love that your loving Heavenly Father wants for you. Love is kind, tender, and forgiving. It does not hurt you physically and cause you pain. In the past, people remained in abusive situations because they didn’t have knowledge about God’s love, and they didn’t know how to have faith in Him, but this is the information age. The Word of God is readily available in many ways. When we know God’s Word, we are armed with His powerful truth, and we can have greater faith in His power and love more than ever!

God’s Word testifies that there’s no way He would want the children of His Royal Kingdom to be controlled by anything other than His love and His Word. You were never meant to live as a victim, but to walk in the freedom Jesus Christ has won for you! Surrender to God’s guidance and direction. Study His Word, pray often, and allow the Lord Jesus Christ to open up a whole new level of possibilities for you through God’s love. This is what God wants. Open your heart to Him, and you will always be eternally grateful that you chose to let His love takeover your life. ■

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“Let God’s Love Takeover Your Life”, written by Kim for https://rescuefromdomesticviolence.blogspot.com© 2020. All rights reserved. All praise and honor to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.