There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. v.18
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Live loved. It’s a phrase I read in a book recently saying live as you’re fully loved. Lived as you are fully loved by God. Many don't live or believe this. And if one doesnt believe they are loved by God fear sets in. Fear of abandonment, fear of being forgotten, fear of death, and so on. Yet perfect love cast out fear. God is love and accepting and believing God’s love for you will cast out any fear. Can you grasp Christ’s love for you? The sum of the cross in that He died for YOU. Do you know anyone that would die for you? That’s pretty strong love. Yes there may be a parent, spouse, friend that would die for you but no one would just die for someone they didn't think was worthy. Yet Christ died for you because He does think you are worthy of dying for even if you don’t, even because you (and everyone) are a sinner. If someone died for you you would probably spend the rest of your life trying to make it up to that person being beyond grateful. Well there’s nothing we can do to make it up to the Lord for dying for us other than wholly accepting His gift of everlasting life with Him. The future may be unknown but with Christ’s love for us we ought to face the future confidently and not in fear. What fear needs to be cast out in your life to live fully loved?
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