God loves

“What, then, are we to say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare even his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all — is it possible that, having given us his Son, he would not give us everything else too? So who will bring a charge against God’s chosen people? Certainly not God — he is the one who causes them to be considered righteous! Who punishes them? Certainly not the Messiah Yeshua, who died and — more than that — has been raised, is at the right hand of God and is actually pleading on our behalf! Who will separate us from the love of the Messiah? Trouble? Hardship? Persecution? Hunger? Poverty? Danger? War? As itis written, “For your sake we are being put to death all day long, we are considered sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are superconquerors, through the one who has loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers, neither what exists nor what is coming, neither powers above nor powers below, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which comes to us through the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.”
‭‭Romans ‬ ‭8:31-39‬ ‭

How many times, in every difficult test have i come to this question “How can God love me and still allow ______???”
And every time i get through it by hanging on by the skin of my teeth only to be tested again on this very thing. Do i believe God loves me in difficult times? Or do i only believe in His love when i feel blessed/special/happy/etc?

 This morning, however, as i was reading this particular chapter the words “present suffering” came up. As well as trouble, hardship, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, sword, facing death,  like sheep led to be slaughtered.... quite a list.
At the beginning of the list it says “Who can seperate us from the love of Christ? Can ____?” And at the end of the list it says...”No, in all these things we are superconquerers, through the One who has loved us.” Nothing can seperate us from this love. Not human or superhuman. Nothing.

But i kind of know this. So what was different today? As i was sitting and praying about all the difficult stuff in my life i did not feel very loved. I felt dissapointed. And then as i read this chapter i realized something - all these things; natural and supernatural want to seperate me from God’s love. All the difficult times and other people and angels and demons and whatevers want me to think i am not loved. And the penny dropped. Nothing can severe this love God has for me. Nothing. And this changes my cries to God - makes me run to Him and not turn away, makes me Hope again.

“If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Bella