Love?

• Webster's defines love as an unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another.
• Paul defines love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: love is patient love is kind (you know the rest).
• 1 John 4:8 - "But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love." This states that God IS love.

So...Can anyone really comprehend "unconditional" love?

Last night we had small group with the leaders in my church. Pastor Doug asked us to take a minute during worship and tell God you love him. So I began doing that. Here are the things I heard myself saying.

I love how you love me
I love how you changed my life

I love what you have done for me

I love, loving you

Then I realized something. I was telling God my love for him was (somewhat) conditional. Most of those can easily be translated to "God I love how you make me feel." When what I should have been saying simply; "God, I love you." That is what he wants to hear. He knows he changed your life, he knows he is good, he wants you to tell him that you love him.

After small group (which was amazing) I dropped Jeremy off at home and drove around for a while. After a while I pulled into a parking lot and started praying for healing on a part of my body (I have been praying for 6 years for healing on this particular thing). I laid my hand on this spot and began believing I was healed. I was working on my faith, and focusing on healing. Then on a completely different subject I said, out loud, "God, you love me exactly the same today as you did the day I was born as an innocent and pure child." And I just let that sink in for a minute. Not for one second did his love change. Not because of any sin, or wrong doing. Not even would it change after I ask for forgiveness for something. It doesn't change. Ever. That is what unconditional love is. I have heard this so many times, but something about last night just sunk in and shed an entire new light on the subject of God's love and what it means to me.

I felt like I was supposed to share this. I don't know if this helps anyone else, or if I just needed to write it down to help me remember.

I love God.

God loves me unconditionally.

Last night, I received my healing and I was healed.