the secret to change the world

I feel as though I'm going through a paradigm shift. God is tearing down the walls of who I think He is.

I have always known that God loves us, that He does have only the best for us. This week for our speaker was Charles Stock. He said things like:        

         *God loves me as much as He loves Jesus.

         *God forgave us before we even asked for forgiveness.

         *God not only forgives our sins but He forgets we were a sinner {covered in His blood}{we are righteous}

whoa. that is some intense stuff.  I never heard that .. EVER! That right there is life changing. God loves ME as much as JESUS!?? I feel as though i'm getting a deeper revelation of this even as I am writing this. It is blowing my mind!! haha!!

John 15:9

I have loved you, [just] as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love [continue in His love with Me]

John 17:25-26

O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has failed to recognize You and has never acknowledged You, I have known You [continually]; and these men understand and know that You have sent Me. I have made Your name known to them and revealed Your character and Your very self, and I will continue to make [You] known, that the love which You have bestowed upon Me may be in them [felt in their hearts] and that I [Myself] may be in them.

I am praying that this love that God has for Jesus will be felt in my heart. That is what this verse says! The same love GOD has for JESUS we will have in OUR hearts!!!! That love, can change the world. God, consume me with your love. You are zealous & jealous for me. I pray for a deeper revelation of Your love [ the same love You have for Jesus & me ]  !!! This is so important. I need to KNOW this love that my Father has for me! From there our relationship will be so more intimate & I will be able to pour out this love from my Father to others that are hurting for love.






--ashley.