September 19
Living Your Life From the Father’s Embrace
There is a profound difference between living for God and living from God.
One is fueled by effort, fear, insecurity, and striving. The other is fueled by love, identity, belonging, and grace.
Living for God is something many of us were taught—to serve more, pray more, try more, perform better, and demonstrate our devotion through spiritual effort.
Living from the Father’s embrace is what Jesus demonstrated—a life rooted in identity, grounded in love, and flowing from a deep relationship.
Growing in our relationship with God is about learning to live not as servants seeking approval, but as sons and daughters who carry the Father’s presence in our daily lives.
A Love Beyond Measure: Page 155
There is a profound difference between living for God and living from God.
One is fueled by effort, fear, insecurity, and striving. The other is fueled by love, identity, belonging, and grace.
Living for God is something many of us were taught—to serve more, pray more, try more, perform better, and demonstrate our devotion through spiritual effort.
Living from the Father’s embrace is what Jesus demonstrated—a life rooted in identity, grounded in love, and flowing from a deep relationship.
Growing in our relationship with God is about learning to live not as servants seeking approval, but as sons and daughters who carry the Father’s presence in our daily lives.
A Love Beyond Measure: Page 155