God’s unconditional love

Through this study I was reminded of God’s unconditional love for me and His grace and mercy. There is no sin too great that God cannot forgive. We often turn away from God because we think we’re beyond forgiveness and acceptance by God, but that is a LIE. God waits lovingly for us to turn to Him, repent and receive His forgiveness and freedom. He takes away the guilt and shame when we seek Him. Through this course, I have learned to love myself as I am and be free of comparing myself to others. I am uniquely made just as God intended. No-one is a “mistake”. God has a purpose and plan for each one of us. I have stopped “punishing” myself because of the stigma of abortion. I have accepted God’s forgiveness and freedom. The chapter on marriage was really difficult for me to process, as I realized I was falling short of what the Bible says a marriage should be. I was self-focused on what I was expecting as well as the lack of receiving it, instead of focussing on loving unconditionally and being humble and allowing God to change MY attitude. Having un unbelieving spouse is extremely difficult but with God’s help I am able to stay steadfast in my faith and I believe my husband will accept Jesus as His savior soon. I realized that God sees our potential and who we are in Him. We tend to focus on our weaknesses and what others have said to us. So through this course, I realized that I can trust God all the time, in all situations and I have committed to do so: To focus on His Word and promises and receive truth and strength from Him.