Do You Have Trouble Loving God?

 “Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure.” (Ephesians 1:4-5 NLT)

💭 A man once said to me:

“I think my problem is that I don’t love God enough.”

🙌 But the truth is—your problem isn’t that you don’t love God enough. The real issue is that you may not fully understand how much He loves YOU.

📖 The Bible says:

👉 “We love because He first loved us.” — 1 John 4:19 (NIV)

👉 “Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ.” — Ephesians 1:4-5 (NLT)

👉 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” — 1 John 3:1 (NIV)

💡 Your first purpose in life is not to serve, obey, or work harder. Your first purpose is simply this:

❤️ To be loved by God.

🌎 The reason you are alive is because God wanted to love you! That changes everything. Love is not something you achieve—it’s something you receive.

💬 Let this truth sink in today:

Your first calling is not doing anything for God.

Your first calling is to enjoy His love.

💭 Talk It Over:

• How does it change your perspective knowing that your first calling is to be loved by God?

• Has your relationship with God become more about rules than love?

• What happens to your relationships when you live from the overflow of God’s love?

🙏 Prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me first. Help me to truly understand and receive Your love, so I may respond with love for You and for others. Teach me to rest in Your presence and let my life be an overflow of Your great love. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 💖