What does relentless love mean

In fact, the devil probably delights in our misguided self-comparisons to a perfect God and His perfect love. We cannot possibly exit unscathed from such folly, and the devil knows it. In his famed Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, the psychologist Leon Festinger suggested that people will do whatever it takes to find consistency in their lives, good or bad.

Consistency makes life seem easier, and inconsistency seems to make hiding our warts that much more difficult. Perhaps our problem lies in our twisted notion that consistency is de facto good and inconsistency is de facto bad. Maybe, somewhere along the way, we bought into the myth that following Christ means being as perfect as He is and that stumbling is a reminder that we are nothing but sinful misfits.

The problem, however, is that being a Christian is as much about falling and getting back up, and helping others do the same, as anything else. Christ faced the dirty realities of this world from the moment of His birth. It is the height of irony that the best way to follow the perfection of Christ is to relentlessly love God and others despite our imperfections.

We should consider the possibility that our version of that relentless love entails looking beyond our faults to the needs and pain of others. Sitting in our imperfection entails obsessing in ourselves. Loving despite our imperfections demands that we put God and others first. It is really a matter of answering inconsistency with acceptance and love rather than with shame and pointless self-criticism.

I have felt the frustration of confessing the same sins over and over. Sometimes I feel like a broken record. I wonder if I am so stupid that I cannot see the familiar potholes or so stubborn that I refuse to avoid them. Could it be that I am so frustrated by my inconsistent loyalty to such a loving God that I prefer the consistency of sitting in my familiar, comfortable sins? After all, labeling myself a lost cause seems so much easier than being expected to be better.

I remember that fight scene in Rocky when Mickey pleads with Rocky to stay down, to surrender, to accept being a loser. For a fleeting instant, the comfort of sitting in his imperfection must have seemed the most comfortable thing for Rocky to do.

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Our policies Privacy Policy Terms Policy. Oh Sweet Carol, I have been in your place. I know the devastation of hearing these words from the man we thought would love and care for us through the good times an the bad. Just know that you are so loved by The One who created you. Pick up His word and absorb the love that so freely flows throughout it.

You are His daughter and He loves you with a fierce kind of love that we will never understand this side of Heaven. May you feel the peace that only God can provide. Carol, Rachelle is absolutely right…you are so deeply loved by God! I do know your struggle. It is hard, but we must persevere! Our minds, our hearts, and our spirits have suffered from the collateral damage of rejection, neglect, and abandonment! But no more!

God can no longer allow us to play it small walking in unworthiness and insignificance, because our pain is based on lies that were planted in us by flawed, imperfect, damaged individuals. I will be here praying and fighting alongside you…fighting to tear down painful words of hate and destruction embedded in my heart while rebuilding with soothing words of love and acceptance.

It continues to be a long hard messy process…but all construction is! You are never alone, Carol! Love you, sister! I always look forward to spending time in the Lord first thing in the morning in the LGG studies.

I am very thankful for you and your words of encouragement. I pray for you as you work to serve our Lord! Love you, Sister! Thanks for writing your blog. Where in VA do you live?

I live in Suffolk, VA and have wondered how close are others in this ministry. I have struggled with believing Gods love while I was going through a rough, painful trial for 3 months. I am glad God rescued me from the pit of darkness and brought me back to understanding that he will never leave me nor forsake me. Praise God!

Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So often, figuring that out is the hardest part. I also pray that you are able to share your testimony with many women so they will know that they are not alone in the struggle. So, so good. This is the area I struggle with the most.

I know that He loves me. Thank you for your words; I wrote some of them in my Bible as a reminder. Tashina, Thank you so much for your encouragement! I would love if you continued to pray for me as I still struggle. I will definitely be praying for you!

Terria, This was one of the best posts I have ever read. So personal. So powerful. I am encouraged that not only does God heal deep wounds, but He can take the wounded and use them mightily for His glory. Thank you for sharing this bit of your story and your dynamic way of fighting for Truth. Oh Terri, Thank you so much for your gift of encouragement! This has been such a struggle for me and to be quite honest, I was a little ashamed and embarrassed of putting it out there.

But God consistently reminds me that His truth exposes and crushes all of the secrets and lies I cling to. Please continue to pray for me! I pray that God continues to use you and your gifts mightily as an amazing encourager for all the women He places in your path!

Please pray for my husbands Job search. There are so many things intertwined with this , that I drive myself crazy. God feels so silent, pray for me to keep my faith and trust in God. Although He may seem silent, God is working behind the scenes to make right His chosen path for you and your husband. Praying for you both during this time of transition that His peace will calm your anxious hearts, and His paths for you will be made known very soon.

God Bless You!