Picture a good dad, one who loves his children. Does he love them because they're perfect or because they always do everything he tells them to? No, he loves them because they're his kids. Picture him with his little girl. He loves her. He delights in her. He smiles as she dances freely. This little girl hasn't done anything to earn her father's love. She doesn't have to. She already has it. Sometimes she disobeys her dad. Sometimes he tells her to clean her room and she says no. He wants her to obey, but even when she doesn't, he still loves her. She is his dearly loved daughter.
Recently, the Lord's been teaching me about His love for me. Because I believe in and confess Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I have been given the Spirit of adoption. I have become a daughter of the God of love. So, remember we were talking earlier about a good dad? Well, our heavenly Father is a perfect dad. He doesn't love me only when I'm perfect (because that would definitely be never). I don't have to earn my Father's love. I already have it. Sometimes I disobey. I don't always love those around me as Christ loves me. My Father desires that I be obedient. He desires that I love. He disciplines me when I don't follow His commands. But He still loves me. I am His dearly loved daughter.
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