I've been an Andrew Peterson fan from the second I heard one of his songs off his first major album years ago. I just liked the way he crafted songs. The other day I was driving in the car listening to an album I've listened to 100's of times. All of a sudden the line I quoted above. Now I know that I've sung that line along with the recording tons of times but all of a sudden I was paying attention to it.
What kind of trouble would this world be in if God's love was no better than the love that this faulty youth pastor has? I am afraid to even think.
I don't love people like I should. I have this puny human brain. I get angry with people. I get frustrated with people. I don't understand the decision making of people. I'm impatient.
Ok Aaron, but those are people that everyone has a hard time with. But let's be honest here. I'm not a perfect husb
and or father either. I get frustrated with my son because he needs something but he can't tell me what it is. I know this'll come as a shock to you, but sometimes my wife and I argue about things!God's love is so good. He loves those people that frustrate me as much as he loves me. Not more.....but not less either. God doesn't see a scale. His desire is that EVERYONE would recognize their sin and repent and come back to Him.
On so many levels it's a good thing God is God and I am not.
7 comments:
hey thats what we talked about at youth group! ( i really liked that lesson by the way! even if it is really tough to do sometimes!)
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it's sort of what we talked about in youth group.........this is like one step further though......as hard as it is to do for us to love everyone around us.....the joy is that God's love is perfect which is so much better than us!
hey lindsey that is what i was going to say.
I really like listening to your messages like this...they really make me think...and i always love to ask questions with them.
Yes it is hard to do sometimes.
I don't think you are impatient at all...for a number of reasons...both funny and serious.
Maybe i will have to listen to that cd sometime too...i really am getting into John Rueben and his verses about life and God.
well john reuben and andrew peterson and significantly different stylistically.
i hope that john comes back to j-town or somwhere near! that was very fun!
*somewhere
(lets be riane for a sec.. OCD!!!)
i agree lindsey...he should come back...that was awesome!...lindsey even got to experience the aroma of B.O. that she loves so much.
Haha...well you did a good job of acting like me. Yeah!
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