Misconceptions

By Paula Williamson, guest writer

Did you know that much counseling and ministry focus on early life? Imagine preschool- and elementary-age kids forming the foundation of our lives. Let that sink in. We often project onto God the roles our authority figures played when we were children. If we had controlling, authoritarian parents, we tend to view God through that lens. He is not them.

It Is Written

JOHN 3:16 AMP "For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world, that He even gave His One and only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him as Savior shall not perish, but have eternal life."

Truth

God is love. His very nature is love. I used to think He held a standard so high that I could never please Him, a view I picked up from my mom. He does not sit in heaven waiting to mark our mistakes with a big red pencil. Everything He does flows from unconditional love for us.

Prayer

Lord, we forgive those who taught us a false view of You. We forgive ourselves for all the years we spent blaming You for things that were not Your fault. Help us to have an accurate view of You. Remove the lies we have believed. Help us to know You as You truly are.

Takeaway

God is love.