How We View God is Very Important (TMF:1074)

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Peace to Live By: How We View God is Very Important (TMF:1074) - Daniel Litton
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       Probably one of the greatest hindrances to an individual’s personal relationship with God is that of having an incorrect view of God. That is at the heart of the matter really. When a Christian is finding him or herself as feeling rejected by God, or having a negative view of God, he or she finds that the relationship with him isn’t as enjoyable as it should be. Obviously, though, it’s not because something is wrong with God—quite to the contrary. As hard as it may seem, as much as we don’t want to believe it, there must be something wrong with us. So, let’s get started today in discussing the first life-changing thing—the first breakthrough. Our first breakthrough is this: We never have to earn God’s acceptance; we have already been accepted by God. This sounds basic, but I think a lot of Christians don’t realize this essential truth. They don’t realize that at the moment they accepted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, at that very moment, they become approved by God. That is, God accepted this new person in his family as his own personal son or daughter, much like parents accept a child born into their family or accept an adopted child.