God's Love In Me

"If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is My father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples. As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: continue ye in My love. If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My father's commandments, and abide in His love. These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is My commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another." ( John 15:7-17)

I do love these verses. They seem to speak right to my heart. God's love command. God calls me friend, I'm a friend of God. That is so cool!! This is another reminder that God chose me. That humbles me to think that it wasn't me that chose God but Him that chose me.

I was reading an article by Cathy Duplantis, 'THE LOVE ZONE' and a snipit of it reads, " Knowledge about the amazing love of God produces a new confidence that you can actually receive whatsoever you need. That confidence liberates you to boldly reach for the impossible." Then further down it read, "Resting on God's great love will produce an amazing confidence that will enable you to fly through life with the greatest of ease. You know that you are ready for anything and equal to anything through Christ Who infuses inner strength into you."

It seems that this is becoming a reality for me. The confidence I now have surpasses anything I have ever felt. Now, if I could only apply this confidence to my dating life then I would probably have a date once in a while rather than just in my dreams. :-)