a child of God

last night in class, we read 1 John 3. i’ve read these verses a million times, but i read it differently last night.

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!...And this is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.

we don’t deserve to be called children of God. but he lavished his love on us. how blessed are we, impure sinners, to be called children of God. how special that makes us. how special that makes ME.

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as im sipping my hot chocolate, i’m mulling over what i want my new years resolution to be this year... i’m definitely reading through the Bible in the Message version. i want a new twist on things i’ve read over and over.. but as for my usual __-less January, I can’t decide... it seems like such a big task right now.

<3jen