Everything changes.
Our bodies change. Our jobs change. Our friends change.
People around us are constantly changing.
Foods that we used to hate as kids, we love now. Our streets look
different. Or, how about this gross fact: every 27 days you shed all of your
skin and have entirely new skin. Nothing stays the same.
It can be a little dizzying when you think about it. Much of
our anxiety comes from the constant unpredictability we live in. How people
think of you is constantly changing. What people expect of you is constantly changing.
What will the economy be like in 2 years? How will my children do when they are
on their own? Will I get sick? Things that seem ok today could change in a
moment. There is only one constant in the universe that never truly changes.
God.
This attribute of God is called immutability. It simply
means that God never changes, and it’s one of the most comforting bits of
theology we have. Here are 3 things that God’s immutability mean for you:
1)You Are Perfectly Loved
You are not loved more when you behave better, at least not
by God. Neither are you ever loved less.
God’s love for you is as great today as it was the day you were born. It will
never diminish, and since it is perfect, and already at the maximum level possible,
it could never increase. You can’t lose it, you don’t have to work to keep it. You are loved, now and forever.
2)You Are Completely
Forgiven
Yeah, I know you’ve really messed up. We all have. I know,
it’s hard to believe that you could ever be forgiven for that, but you are. God
forgives, and doesn’t ever need to revisit it again. If you desire His
forgiveness, you will have it. Also, God will not hold on to things to bring up
against you later. One Bible writer paints the picture for us by saying that
God separates us from our sins as far as east is from west. That means it’s time to stop feeling guilty
for things that you have been forgiven for.
3)You Are Never Alone
Few things are as painful as loneliness, which is why it’s
so important to remember that God is
with you and God will be with you. He will not change His mind about you. Run as
far as you will, but if you desire God’s presence, it is there, a breath away.
People may leave you or betray you. People move and people die. But God will
never leave your side.
In a constantly changing world, God never changes. He is our
port in the storm, and the stability that we need. I pray that these thoughts
will bring you peace today!
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