A letter to My Abba….. Thank You for Your unconditional, relentless love that has no boundary, limit, or breaking point. Thank You that who You are today and the way that You love me has nothing to do with my performance, feelings, or circumstances. It is all about You, not me. This is Your deal – you initiated by creating me. And You created me with needs, desires, and longings tht only You can meet and satisfy. Thirst that only You can quench. It is all about You. Then you initiated again by sending Jesus to die and become my righteousness. Thank you that I can’t earn your free gift…
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Whenever I have cereal in the morning, an interesting thing happens. I have a cat who is 18 years old. As soon as she hears me open the cereal box, she begins to meow because she knows milk is involved. Just opening the box – not even pouring the cereal or pouring the milk. She instinctively knows something good, something that she loves, is to be had. I pour the milk and go into the living room to sit in my armchair and watch the news. She immediately jumps up on the right arm of the chair and starts meowing and pawing at the cereal bowl. She knows that I…
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It’s all about who you are, not who I am, It’s all about what you’ve done, not what I have or haven’t done, It’s all about your perfection, not my imperfection, It’s all about your blood, not my sin, It’s all about your forgiveness, not my unworthiness, It’s all about your faithfulness, not my unfaithfulness, It’s all about your consistency, not my inconsistency, It’s all about your holiness, not my sinfulness, It’s all about you being my Father, not my lack of an earthly father, It’s all about you being in control, not me being out of control, It’s all about focusing on your face, not on my weaknesses and…