O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
Psalm 86:5 NLT
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“There is a tremendous relief in knowing that
[God’s] love to me is utterly realistic,
based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me,
so that no discovery now can disillusion Him about me,
in the way I am so often disillusioned about myself,
and quench His determination to bless me.”
J. I. Packer
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections.
It’s a great mistake because it leads nowhere –
to get angry because you are angry,
upset at being upset,
depressed at being depressed,
disappointed because you are disappointed.
So don’t fool yourself.
Simply surrender to the Power of God’s Love,
which is always greater than our weakness.
Saint Francis de Sales
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Trust God’s love. His perfect love.
Don’t fear He will discover your past. He already has.
Don’t fear disappointing Him in the future.
He can show you the chapter in which you will.
With perfect knowledge of the past and perfect vision of the future,
He loves you perfectly in spite of both.
Max Lucado