God has a Human Heart

 

I am infinite—almighty, all‑powerful—yet at the same time, I have a human heart. I feel what you feel: love, joy, grief, anger. I am not distant from your emotions or untouched by your pain. I enter into it with you. I understand every feeling, and My compassion moves toward your grief and your struggles.

None of your emotions are wrong. Sometimes the thoughts beneath them may mislead you, but the feelings themselves are not failures. You don’t need to express every emotion outwardly, yet you do need to release shame and allow your heart to move as it was designed. You were created in My image. We are more alike than you imagine.

Know this: I am with you—closer than the air you breathe—feeling what you feel, steady with comfort, present with love.

With love beyond measure,

Jesus

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He delights to dwell in your weakness

 

You may know what it is like to be battered and bruised. But you can be sure that I will never break a bruised reed or snuff out a smoldering wick (Isaiah 42:3). I see you, I protect you, and I am near.

No matter how tossed or torn your spirit is, you remain My precious child. Your finite mind cannot begin to grasp the depth of My infinite love. The light of My Spirit pours over you, filling every cell, every molecule, even the spaces between them, with My liquid love.

When you long for strength, remember this: I treasure the weak. The weak are chosen to confound the strong (1 Corinthians 1:27). And I have known weakness Myself: 

Jesus Took Your Shame—Walk in His Freedom

Do you ever feel like a lowly worm—burdened by shame, guilt, or a vague sense of worthlessness? Do you feel as though you are failing, yet you don’t even know exactly how? As if I do not fully accept you just as you are?

If you do, hear this truth: those feelings are not from Me.

Look at how I interact with My children in Scripture. I never tell an actual person that they are simply "bad" or "wrong." Instead, I gently and specifically point out areas where growth is needed. You may call yourself a loser, please don't, but you will never hear anything like that from Me. Instead, I might say, "You know your drinking is starting to affect your relationships with people you love," or "When you compare yourself to Ashley your looking for your worth in the wrong place."

Companion in Pain

 

You have been scorned and rejected, but so have I. The ones I loved the most betrayed and abandoned me. No depth of human rejection can compare to what I felt when I carried the rejection of mankind. I understand. I am God, but I have a human heart.

Although you may despair, rejoice that we have suffered together, companions in pain (Philippians 3:10). Count the blessings that come from the pain and make them your focus. Make Me the center of your interest, knowing that I have felt what you feel now—the same yet with greater intensity. I am not asking you to do anything that I have not done.

It is God who justifies you; who then can condemn you? (Romans 8:33–34)

With love beyond measure,

Jesus

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Guilt or Guidance? Learning to Tell the Difference

 

When something needs to change in your life, I will not motivate you by fear or guilt. This is because the moment you received My gift of salvation, your guilt was taken away.

When I convict you, it is always specific. I will never tell you that you are a bad person. Instead, I will lead you to go somewhere or do something. I come alongside you, put My arm around your shoulders and point ahead, saying, “We’re headed over this way. Let’s take the first step together.” You will know where to go. And I will always go with you.

Something within you resonates and wants to go – is ready to go – even if it’s outside your comfort zone.