Accepting Love.

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

When I heard this, it struck a cord.  I believe it to be true.  We think we deserve a type of love and care, so we settle for it, or we go from person to person looking for it.

The truth I find hope in though, is that God already gives us the love that HE believes we deserve.  He sent HIS Son to die for us.  Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  

It's the ultimate love, love in it's truest form.  A love that has no selfish ambitions because it is a love that gives up everything.  It's a love that leaves perfection behind, goes to Earth where there is evil, hate, lost of innocence and so much more, dwells there for 30 some years, and then goes through the most horrible torture and death, for everyone that has ever and will ever be alive.  God's love for us is the truest, purist love that has and will ever be.  He even loves us knowing there would be some that would never reciprocate that love as well.  Jesus died for all.

So yes, we accept the love that we think we deserve.  The thing is, what we deserve is not what God has given us (we'd be in trouble if that were the case).  He has given us something infinitely better.  The creator of the universe has already given us the type of love through Jesus Christ, that only He can give... true, pure, unbiased, everlasting, forgiving, grace-filled love.  If we accept that kind of love into our lives, then we might be able to begin to understand what love really is.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting live.  For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that would through Him might be saved."