In this series of Church Without Walls we’re suggesting to you that church looks like developing your prayer life by speaking with God and pausing to listen to His voice. Accepting God’s love is a challenge for some and yet it is vital to our walk with Him as it helps us to connect with God more easily.
Develop your prayer life by speaking with God.
CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS ACTIVITY CHALLENGE
Prayer Activity #2
God loves you.
It’s unlikely you will argue against the statement that God loves you. However, agreeing that God loves you and accepting God’s love are two different things.
The Bible states how God loves us many times.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5: 8)
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2: 4-5)
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you. (Isaiah 54: 10)
Why is it hard to accept God’s love?
To answer this question we need to turn back to the beginning of human nature and look at Adam and Eve’s response to God after they sinned.
And they (Adam and Eve) heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. (Genesis 3: 8)
Adam and Eve hid themselves from God’s love because they perceived the were not worthy to receive his love. And, while that is true when sin is present, God covers our sin with the blood of Jesus. We are not worthy to accept the love of God without Jesus. If we have faith in Jesus as our Saviour then we have been made worthy to receive all that God has for us.
You must begin by choosing to accept God’s love.
NOW ASK GOD A QUESTION ABOUT HIS LOVE
Your challenge in this activity is to ask God one simple question that will undoubtedly have a profound answer.
God, what is one thing you love about me?
INVITE SOMEONE ELSE INTO YOUR CONVERSATION
When you choose to accept God’s love you will be able to hear His answer to this question. Make sure you write it down as a step of faith. Thank God for His gift of love and reaffirm His answer in your personal prayer time.
Now, invite someone into this conversation and share with them what god has been saying to you. Ask them to pray with you to “lock in” the revelation of God’s love. And then, ask God to tell you something else!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE
If this is still a challenge for you, you may find this additional resource a handy personal devotion. (click on the image.)
