Gospel reflections #632: You are in the Heart of God

1 Peter 5:7 "Leave your cares to God for everything. For God is mindful of you."

God says: "Come to me. Come to me and I will give you rest".

Do we leave everything to God?

Have we ever thought somewhere in our hearts that "God won't listen immediately", "He won't listen to this", "He won't listen to someone like me"?

Then we turn to our own strength and to what is available to us in this world.

Why do we think this way?

Because this is the effect of sin.

When we are under the influence of sin, God does not give up, does not mourn, but speaks to us.

'Come to me. I will give you rest."

God did not create us to prove our worth.

We are only made to receive what God has given us and to live with Him.

Because of sin, we are under the illusion that we must be independent of God and stand alone, but God is not concerned with our degree of independence or the results of our efforts, but only whether we run to Him immediately when something happens.

But it depends on how well each of us knows and interacts with God.

God is working in us every day to help us know more about Himself.

Stop and feel it.

You will see clearly what kind of person God is.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.