Just Ask

It is in the 11pm hour on Thursday night, I write most of these the night before I post them.  I've had something on my mind all day today and for a lot of this past week.  I realize that the underlying theme of this blog is the Love of God, but its occurring to me a little more with each passing day how most people do not either realize, recognize, &/or receive the Love of God into their lives. So this is just a little exercise for all of us:
Can you for a moment think back to the worst thing you have ever done in your life.  The thing you're the most ashamed of.  The thing that you'd want to die if anyone found out or if anyone does know its only 1 completely trustworthy non-judgmental person & you kinda wish that person didn't know.  Got that thing in mind? ok.. good...
God Loved you SO much even in that darkest moment of your life that He sent His Son (who is part of 1 God) to live; die; conquer death, hell, & the grave being raised from the dead, & then ascend into heaven... all so we could be with Him both now on earth and then face to face for eternity in heaven. He came so that we might have life, and that we might have it more abundantly (John 10:10).  Abundantly meaning that he won't leave us in that dark place, he came to help us live in the light which is by far a much happier place than the darkness, for genuine peace is here in the light.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.  Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

He Loves us SO MUCH that He gave it ALL to be with us, even when we were at our worst.  Romans 5:6-8, "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (NIV).

Ok, now someone reading this might be thinking, "well, I'm not THAT bad its not like I'm like this person or like that person..."  So your 'dark place' isn't that dark, but I'm sure you'd agree that perfection is still a long way off. Everyone has sinned, good people sin just like everyone else in the world (you still have your own personal worst just like me) and any sin (big or small by human standard) keeps us from an intimate relationship with our creator.  Anything that keeps us from that intimate relationship with Him is why He needed to 'go to so much trouble' to be with us.

He takes your life personally, and so He went through a lot to be with you.
I think each person who reads this will be in a different place in life and will therefore each receive it in a different way.  No matter where you are you can pray.   God can help you: if you need faith to find it, if you need salvation to ask for it, if you're already a Christian and you haven't received His Love to get to a place where you can begin to receive it again-- just ask.  Where ever you are God is more than willing to help you get to the place where you finally possess His Love in your life... just ask Him to get you there.  He did it for me, He's done it for lots of people, He knew where your darkest place was before you would experience it and Loves you and wants to be with you.
Just ask... He will carry you daily.