Scripture states, “Nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”. Many Christians know this in their head, but have never personally experienced God’s unconditional love towards them. A truly loving parent loves unconditionally; whether their child behaves or misbehaves, obeys or disobeys, respects or disrespects. The negative behavior does not change the pure love the parent has for the child; even if the child pulls away, the wise parent’s love remains stable through the hard times,(like the prodigal son)- and longs for a healed, renewed relationship. On the other hand, when a parent is not walking in love, a child will experience conditional love that will make a negative emotional impact on how they will relate to God and others as an adult. However, the good news is that God’s love through Jesus Christ can transcend all the unloving wounds you have received from childhood. His love can create a brand new healing and fulfilling Father/child relationship with God as the loving parent…a loving, “Daddy Jesus” relationship! Remember that even parents, who were not able to give the love you needed growing up can separate you from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. God desires to bring you to a place where you are able to know, recognize, and discern His faithful love. Jesus wants to give you the love and support you need and long for.

“Who shall ever separate us from Christ’s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? For I am persuaded beyond doubt [am sure] that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:35, 38-39).