Nothing.

For a long time, faith was a hard concept for me to grasp.

There are periods of feeling super close to God: praying, reading the Bible, talking with friends about what I'm learning about the person of Jesus, going to church, volunteering, "feeling" good about my own faith and where I stand with God

Then there are times where we can feel distant or feel like God is distant from us: maybe we feel a huge shame for a sin we keep running back to again and again...and again. or maybe something has happened in our lives that makes us wonder "where are you, O Mighty God?" or maybe we are going through a selfish phase where we are only seeking to please ourselves and satisfy our sinful desires.

There are many situations and things and people that can make us feel like God is no where to be found. All of those situations and things and people have a common root - sin. Sin separates us from God.

By now, you're maybe feeling even  w o r s e  by reading this post... well, friend, here comes the best part:

JESUS!

Jesus bridged the gap that tore us apart from God.

Romans 8 says:

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So, friends, it's not about what you feel. Our emotions come and they go, just as the sun rises and the sun sets. Stand on his promise for you and me. Absolutely NOTHING can separate us from that life-giving love that Jesus gave to us, when He took all of our guilt, shame, selfishness, and sin upon Himself on that cross at Calvary. Praise be to the One who saved us! 


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