Living to please Him becomes a buzz! We are talking about the power of God’s love for us. Please read the last few articles if you are first joining us.
When we gain a revelation of His unconditional love and acceptance, we want to love the things He loves and hate the things He hates. We want to pursue the light for that is where we find Him. We want to flee from darkness because we know He is not there. Our pursuit is to be with the One that has captured our heart and overwhelmed us with His affection.
Instead of choosing what is right or wrong based upon various interpretations of what constitutes godly living, we see all of life in its simplicity: where will I find Him, what does He delight in, how can I best bring Him pleasure, can we enjoy it together and laugh out loud. The truth is, I gain such indescribable joy in loving Him and being loved by Him that if it offends Him, it offends me; if it brings Him pleasure, it brings me pleasure.
Life was not designed to be a regulated imposing of suggested conduct but a joyous pursuit of finding ways to bring pleasure to the Lover of our heart. Regulations and disciplines are introduced substitutes without which we would self-destruct (they are tragically necessary for most of mankind); but God’s intention was never that we should do life that way.
He wants us to live life as a celebration of His love, a geyser of gratitude that bursts from within, a consuming passion, the amazement and warmth of looking into the eyes of the One that cannot contain His affection for us.
Life was designed as a love affair, a delight of two people deeply in love. Not isolated from trial and challenge, disappointment and contradiction, but strong and secure, knowing that they have in each other an indestructible love that will prevail.
Can I encourage you not to strive to do this Christian life but rather to ask your wonderful friend, the Holy Spirit, to give you a personal revelation of just how wonderfully you are loved. Then, having done so, accept it as a truth and existing reality, and communicate with Him as if you already have received that revelation. With a boldness and daring audacity that He longs for and expects, reach out to embrace The Father and declare your gratitude and joy at being so indescribably loved.
I say it again: with such a sense of security and confidence, life becomes a joyous adventure!
