The Lord can’t be disillusioned with you—he already knows the depths of your heart and still calls you his own.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. A young Christian name Jennifer once confessed to me, “I can’t believe how often I keep doing the wrong things. Honestly, the Lord must be so upset, so disillusioned with me!” I told her not to worry; I said, “Jen, the Lord cannot be disillusioned with you, because he has absolutely no illusions about you. He knows full well the depths of your depravity and is not at all surprised by your sin.” I could tell that my words ruffled her feathers, but the sooner Jennifer stops performing to impress God and accepts his wide and good estimate of her life, the quicker she’ll grow in Christ. A.W. Tozer has a great motto for the mature believer: “In himself, nothing; but in God, everything.” A sure sign of growth in Christ is knowing the dark sins of which you are capable, yet at the same time, knowing you are a glorious co-heir with Christ.
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