John 15:14

Do you ever struggle with insecurity, anxiety, and assurance that you are living the right way? My angst goes all over the place, nearly everyday. Becoming Christ like is a journey of realizing how much He loves us, inviting us into His presence, His kingdom way of living. I keep sensing His voice saying, ‘Calm down; rest in me. Quit worrying and hurrying!’  How can we filter out the cultural noise and the temptation to compare ourselves to the expectations of others or what we think we shoulda, coulda, woulda mindset?

“The unfathomable mystery of God is that God is a Lover who wants to be loved. The one who created us is waiting for our response to the love that gave us our being. God now only says: “You are my Beloved.” God also asks: “Do you love me?” and offers us countless chances to say “Yes.” This is the spiritual life: the chance to say “Yes” to our inner truth. The spiritual life, thus understood, radically changes everything.

Henri Nouwen assured us:

Every time you listen with great attentiveness to the voice that calls you the Beloved, you will discover within yourself a desire to hear that voice longer and more deeply. It is like discovering a well in the desert. Once you have touched wet ground, you want to dig deeper.” - Henri Nouwen, Beloved