Have you ever thought about how others think about you?
At one time or another I think all of us have thought about how we are perceived by others. Most assuredly some people think too much about what other think about them.
More importanting have you ever thought about what God thinks about you?
One of the more important questions you’ll ever ponder is your understanding and application of God’s view of you. How you answer this question will set the trajectory for your entire life.
How you think God thinks about you will not only reveal who you are but it will define your life. You experience life based on how you think about God.
Whether you are an atheist or a seasoned believer, your life is defined by how you think about God.
- The atheist says he could not care less how God views him because he does not believe in God and he lives accordingly.
- The legalist believes what he does or does not do alters God’s view of him, so he sets up standards he must live by in order to maintain God’s good view of him.
- The hard conscience person may believe in God, but has hardened himself in order to continue in his sin while deceiving himself into believing that God is not aware of what he is doing.
- The weak conscience person has super-sensitive shame and lives in fear, while thinking God is rarely pleased with him.
- The mature believer knows he is a sinner past, present and future, but is also aware that his goodness or badness does not alter God’s perspective of him because he is in Christ.
Recently I asked a friend how God sees her and without hesitation she said, “Not good.” Her understanding of God is that God has to be pleased with her behavior in order for her to have a proper relationship with him. She does not understand the purpose and point of the Cross of Christ.
She does not rightly understand the Gospel.
She is a Christian. She has been regenerated by the power of God’s Spirit. But her relationship with Christ, post regeneration, is more about how she performs before God than resting in the finished work of God.
Application Questions
- Who is God from my perspective? (Be specific whether you are theologically accurate or not.)
- Who is God from his perspective? (Be theologically precise in your answer here. If you do not know how God sees you from a biblical perspective, then ask someone who can walk you through who you are positionally in Christ.)
- What is the difference? (If there is a difference in understanding and practice of God’s perspective and yours, then please ask someone to help you how to close the gap between your perspective and God’s perspective.)
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