“I love you, if…”

It’s quite nice outside, but I wanted to talk a little bit about something that’s been on my mind. It’s nothing new, but I love thinking about the word…unconditional.

I have some strange relationships in my life, a couple of them based on the idea of “I love you, if…” and whatever follows. It’s stressful, exhausting and often just plain sad. I used to try changing who I was to try and earn love, but that’s not the answer. I never measured up, I tried to figure out what the big secret was to being loved. I suppose I want to say that this is just one of those moments where I treasure the knowledge that God loves me just… ’cause. I mean, He’d rather die than be without us, and He did die. I just love that there isn’t anything I need to do to earn God’s love. He gives it freely.

I guess I’m just dumbfounded lately by the word ‘unconditional’. It means: “not limited by conditions or limitations; absolute.” That’s God’s love for us, unlimited, unchanging, unfailing, absolute. God isn’t limited by anything and doesn’t place conditions on His love; isn’t that awesome? I’m so thankful we don’t have to earn God’s love; man, that’d be a lost cause. There isn’t anything I can do to make Him love me more or less, and that’s comforting. I like this: “The Spirit reminds us that we’re God’s children and loved unconditionally.” (Relevant)

It’s really cool to apply it to my own life too. If I’m supposed to be like Christ, I need to love unconditionally too. Love everyone in my life; the broken, the seemingly perfect, the annoying, the smart, the ones who need help, the ones who don’t even like me. Unconditionally…

Just a last thought: “When you hug a dirty child without recoiling, you’re doing what God does to us. We’re dirty, but He loves us anyway. That’s unconditional love. That’s grace.” (read it all here)

allieinawe

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~ by allieinawe on May 25, 2010.