Is God frowning at you?

[Not_Now.Soon]

I am weak, sinful, lazy, lustful, have a short fused anger, and at least sometimes greedy. More often then not I have to stretch my imagination and my faith to think God does anything but frown at me. Yet I know of God's love. It baffles me because I just can't imagine that God would know me completely and still love me. That's probabley more on me then it is on God, but that's where I am.

 

[GodsGrace]

I am weak, sinful, lazy, lustful, have a short fused anger, and at least sometimes greedy. More often then not I have to stretch my imagination and my faith to think God does anything but frown at me. Yet I know of God's love. It baffles me because I just can't imagine that God would know me completely and still love me. That's probabley more on me then it is on God, but that's where I am.

It's a journey NNS.
It takes a lifetime.
You do your best
Jesus does the rest.

Just remember that God can't be fooled.
Your best must be your best,
but we all come short of the goal.

 

[Not_Now.Soon]

It's a journey NNS.
It takes a lifetime.
You do your best
Jesus does the rest.

Just remember that God can't be fooled.
Your best must be your best,
but we all come short of the goal.

Thank you Wondering.

 

[smaller]

That makes it sound like that God only did what he did because he had to. Our legal standing with God is justification by faith, a state where we have been freed from the penalty of guilt and sin on the basis of what Christ did.

Jesus himself prayed that we would know that God loves us as much as he loves him. Yes we grieve God when we get it wrong but he does not look at us and say "tut tut you got it wrong, look at my frowning at you I suppose legally I have to forgive you" I think he says "You got it wrong, let's talk about it FYI I still love you as much as I love Jesus"

I suppose it comes down to the experience of being frowned upon. My experience was a frowning face followed by a beating, physical and emotional. So when I saw that face I knew what was coming and I was full of fear.

God does not frown on us like that and that's the point I want to make.

Any who understand that the chastisement of God is both REAL and UNPLEASANT would disagree with the intentions of God being equated only to a perpetual smiley face.

 

[Wrg1405]

I am weak, sinful, lazy, lustful, have a short fused anger, and at least sometimes greedy. More often then not I have to stretch my imagination and my faith to think God does anything but frown at me. Yet I know of God's love. It baffles me because I just can't imagine that God would know me completely and still love me. That's probabley more on me then it is on God, but that's where I am.

It's a journey NNS.
It takes a lifetime.
You do your best
Jesus does the rest.

Just remember that God can't be fooled.
Your best must be your best,
but we all come short of the goal.

Jesus take me as I am
I can come no other way
Take me deeper into You
Make my flesh life melt away
Make me like a precious stone
Crystal clear and finely honed
Life of Jesus shining through
Giving glory back to You