In these past weeks we’ve visited the DOING habits (Obeying God; Expressing God’s unconditional Love; Grace; Forgiveness; Encouragement; Community) that Jesus exemplified. Blanchard, Hodges and Hendry in “Lead Like Jesus” also identify the BEING habits of Jesus that give us great biblical perspective on leading like Jesus in our day to day living. Jesus’ central BEING habit was accepting and abiding in God’s love. The other BEING habits (experiencing solitude; practicing prayer; knowing and applying Scripture; maintaining supportive relationships) are ways for us to accept and abide in God’s unconditional love.
1 John 4:16 (NIV): And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God and God in them.
Men – accepting and abiding in God’s love does NOT happen on its own. It needs to be intentional and consistent. The reality is that takes us surrendering and leaning into the Holy Spirit’s power to grow this dimension. When we choose to regularly set aside time to be with God, we will come to know Him and His love better. My personal reality is that I didn’t start to significantly appreciate God’s love until I was 50 years old and had failed miserably.
When have you felt loved by God? What were the circumstances or the situations? Were you alone with God? In a group? Listening to music? Reading Scripture? Seeing your child walk for the first time? Viewing a sunrise or a sunset?
God’s love changes us and our perspective. We will become less about power and control and more about walking with the Spirit as He guides us to steward what we have been given. So beautiful! Work and life gradually become more and more an act of worship and our life dimensions become outposts of God’s kingdom.
Men – what would you be doing differently if you lived with absolute confidence in God’s love for you? Take a few moments right now to chat with God about it.
