My Father's Healing Love

The Holy Spirit was revealing something new about My Father and His love, that much of what we struggle with comes from a perceived lack of love.  Let me first clarify that Jesus said, "And he answered, "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." (Luke 10:27)  This is important that you realize truly being able to love and accept other people is blocked by self-rejection, condemnation, unforgiveness, and self-loathing.  As I read someones account of a touch from Father of His healing love, I saw that love deficits are truly the root of so many of our problems and issues in life (especially in relationships).  In 1 John 4:18 we see the clash of the two forces, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love."  Fear was the negative of faith and was first to enter into the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve sinned bringing about the Fall.  I would submit to you than much of the anger, resentment, criticalness, control, worry, grief, discouragement, despair, insecurity, defensiveness, manipulation, and hiding is due to a lack of love.  In all of these there is an underlying need we are seeking to get me but what is truly empowering these things is fear (an awareness of lack).  The Holy Spirit has been helping me position my heart when I feel a lack in one of these areas to receive a touch of Father's Love and comfort.  It takes faith (believing what God says - spoken and written Word) to position us in a place to receive from Him meeting our deep needs.  As I had one client wisely observed, the kind of love we are talking about does not exist on the earth but is unique to God and Him being manifested through us.  I have long believed that most of us are powered by the love we received or motivated by the lack of love to satisfy what we are missing.  I am again and again drawn to the love of God which is the very heart of the New Covenant "in Christ" and 1 John even says it will be the mark of the authentic Body of Christ.  In the midst of fear-based emotions and needs you have a wonderful opportunity to position your heart to receive a new infusion of Father's love.  All of this love (the love of Christ) is present in our spirits yet needs to be shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5).  I believe the Father longs for us to focus on the depth of His love for us "in Christ" and receive in our moments of weakness and need, rather than attempt to solve the problem as an orphan without a Father.  Much of our issue with sin is a poor solution to attempt to fill our love deficits.  I am not minimizing sin, only that pointing out that it is the love of God "in Christ" that will overcome the very root of sin (not our attempts to manage sin or hide it).  I pray Holy Spirit would work in your heart to reveal to you how to position your heart for His fresh touch on your life.  After all you are not an orphan but the Beloved of God, receive the truth and let the truth set you free.

Abba's favorite (You are too),
Bret