"But our courteous Lord willeth not that His servants despair, for often nor for grievous falling: for our falling hindereth not Him to love us."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 39)
We are never a disappointment to God. We try so hard to be better, improve, stop sinning, and be more loving or spiritual or strong. And we tend to feel despair when we fail over and over, or fail in big ways. We wonder if we'll ever be the great person or great Christian we feel we are expected to be. But God knows that humans aren't perfect. He knows we won't ever 'get it completely right' or be perfect in every way. He has no performance expectations of us. So He is never disappointed in us. We may be a disappointment to others or even to ourselves, but we are never a disappointment to God. God isn't all about performance. He is all about love. And His love keeps on loving constantly. It isn't hindered or affected by our performance at all. He shows us we are under the acceptance of grace and not the judgment of law. So we can fail miserably and He will keep right on loving us. Our mistakes don't make any difference at all. They don't change a thing. He just keeps on loving, accepting, and embracing us with the same infinite fervor that He always has for us. And when we see that with God, failure changes nothing in our relationship, we can relax. We can start breathing more easily. We can feel our despair turn into happiness. We can start living freely and lightly. Why? Because nothing will take us away from God, nothing we do, think, feel or believe. Nothing! We are eternally secure in His arms.
"I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love."
Romans 8:31 (NLT)
A Prayer: Thank You that I cannot mess up my relationship with You. Thank You for loving me no matter what!