#loveinspiteof

Grace says, “let me love you anyway.” Mercy says, “I have a right, but I choose to love you in spite of you.” Grace and mercy require a solid “why”. What is your why? You matter more than you think. Sparkle on. #graceandmercy #whatisyourwhy #loveinspiteof #yourstrongerthanyouthink #brokenandbeautiful https://www.instagram.com/p/BzZSfxKn4WN/?igshid=1q9f3iswyyiks

The love of God is intimate and personal. He came up-close in Christ, and that means we cannot hide our imperfections and faults from him. He knows about them anyway. This model from God means we need to love each other intimately and personally, looking past the faults and weaknesses of one another, seeing the handiwork of God in each one of us, knowing that we also have weaknesses and faults but that God is active in our lives, too. When we know and believe that God is determined to love us no matter what, we can stop being concerned about our faults and conform to Christ instead of our fears (Romans 12:2). When we don’t believe that God loves us no matter what, we try to put on masks that make us look perfect in order to hide our faults. When we try to hide behind masks, we undermine God’s plan that we live together in transparent, loving communities, such as small groups. The more we’re conscious of God’s love, the less self-conscious we become about ourselves. We spend less time and energy looking to appear perfect and have a life where everything is exactly the way we want it to be; instead, we invest more time and energy pouring ourselves into other people, who, along with us, make an imperfect community, but one infused with God’s love.😊 -God Covers Your Faults With His Perfect Love (Rick Warren) #ALoveLikeGod #LoveInSpiteOf (at Daraga, Albay)

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The things me & my 🍯 do while we wait for the family. She was 💤 but still managed to pose for the 📸 #loveinspiteof 💞 #lovehertopieces 😙

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