Can't shake a couple of lines that I read from Steven Furtick's blog this morning - " God is not always likeable but He's always loving. Don't confuse God's love with likeability. He is entirely unconcerned about how He fares in the popularity poll. Maybe you don't like what the Lord is doing in your life right now. That's okay. He's infinitely more moved by how much He loves us than how much you like Him." Does that blow you away? His love for us is his top priority. So what if we don't understand why he does something - I don't think he really cares. He is way more concerned for us than we are about ourselves. He knows when we need to hear no, He knows when we need to be removed from a situation or person, He knows when we need direction and discipline - He loves us enough to do the right thing for us. The right thing isn't usually the most popular thing. He may not be winning in the popularity contest, but frankly he would rather give us what we need in love than to be liked by us for what He gives us.
Do we have that same love for others? Or are we more concerned about our popularity than loving them? What's our top priority - loving or likeability? Pretty much comes down to loving Him and loving others. I haven't read much mention about being liked in the Bible. Wonder why that has become one of the things we are most concerned about then?
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