YOUR “TO DO” LIST

If you’re someone who likes to get things done, you may be a “task-oriented” person.  While completing tasks is essential it can fuel an underlying belief that God’s approval is related to our accomplishments.  And that’s another way of saying we believe God’s love is conditional and He accepts us based on our performance.  How do we adjust our belief to the truth about God’s unconditional love for us?  When we simply take the time to be alone with God, without tasks or an agenda (such as research, lesson preparation, or Scripture memory), we affirm our faith in God’s unconditional love.  You need to ask yourself, “Does God really love me when I’m not doing something for Him?”  The only way to find out and to really know His deep unconditional love for you is to stop doing for Him for a while.  Take some time to just be with God and know Him.  He says, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psa. 46:10).