"Perfect Love"

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee; because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord forever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength;" (Isaiah 26:3 & 4) Sometimes we need a little nudge to get us through a tough spot, and no better place to find that then in the strength of the LORD. One of the things which I wanted to speak about that I touched on earlier, was from 1 John 4:18, and 'perfect Love'; which is only found in One place, and that is God. As I touched on briefly before that we can try to know God's perfect Love, but to actually experience it, we must live it; and there is only One Way to live it, and that is through Jesus Christ. In 1 John 4:18, John speaks about perfect love casting out fear: the first thing that we must realize in our relationship with God is that He is strong, and because He is so very strong we can put all of our trust in Him. The second thing we must come to realize in this relationship with our very strong God, is how much He loves us, and that He has only the very best intentions for us. What I am talking about now is our relationship with God, not our introduction to Him through our gift of salvation; there is a difference, and I hope to make that point (for those that may not know). The main difference, that is easiest to comprehend, is the fact that we are His child, born into His kingdom; and as His child we are protected and loved. At the point of salvation this transformation was 100% positive in every way; bringing us from death to life, from dark to light, from sinner to saint, from lost to found, etc, etc; but as we progressed in our relationship with God, His love for us as a Father needed to be worked into our lives, which is sometimes not that positive, or so it may appear. It is in these times that 'perfect love' must take hold in us; knowing the strength of our God who loves us, we can be assured that nothing can separate us from His mighty hand, not even our own stupidity!!!