Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of Monday Meditations.

To start the week off right, the phrase we're going to be meditating on is God's listening.

God loves you. He loves you personally, powerfully, and passionately.

And his love is not distant or indifferent. It is intentional and ever present.

Would he save you only to leave you in fear?

Would he teach you to walk only to watch you stumble?

Would he endure the agony of the cross for your sins only to ignore your prayers?

Of course not.

And Scripture assures us that He has put his angels in charge of you to watch over you wherever you go.

His promises are not empty words but steadfast truths.

Though He is infinitely mighty, God approaches us with the gentleness of an April snowfall,

touching our hearts in the quiet of the night.

Like a shepherd tending to his flock, he watches over us with unwavering care.

And just as water must be wet and fire must be hot, God must be love.

You cannot separate him from his love, for it is his very nature, his past, present, and forever.

Search every corner of his being and love is all you will find.

Trace every decision and you will discover love at its core.

Follow the arc of every story he has told, and love is the thread that holds it together.

Even when we do not understand his ways, when life presents more questions and answers,

he remains good. The Book of Job reminds us that there are mysteries beyond our comprehension,

but God's wisdom and his power surpasses all that we can grasp.

Look to Jesus and you will see the heart of God.

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