Being grounded

We always talk about a new Christian and getting them “grounded”. This I suppose Father means different things to different people. To some it means understanding the importance of being in church and being active in it. To others it means reading the Bible and understanding the basic tenets of our faith and having a relationship with God. Also learning about fellowship and the body of Christ. To me it means all these and so much more.
You say Father that we are to be grounded in Your love. The sum of all the above in our life is for us to experience Your love pulsating in our lives and in the lives of others through us.
So it seems that receiving Your love that You have already demonstrated to us, is the primary “grounding” that brings true changes to our natural heart. It is of utmost importance to seek to understand and receive; after all, that is the Gospel.

As a Christian grows, it seems that there is so much to learn, that we gain a lot of knowledge in all of these other areas, yet the intimate knowledge of Your love and what You have done for us through Your Son, Jesus, stays in our “head” and not in our heart.
That is so evident by the self-centeredness of the human heart.

The Gospel never ends in our life. The Cross has a depth that a lifetime of walking with You Lord, seems to me, only taps into a minor portion of that Divine Love because of its unfathomable length, depth, height, and width. Yet in Eph 3:17 Paul prays for the saints to be filled up with the fullness of God through the knowledge of Your love.

Is there anything that is more valuable than knowing this kind of love? This kind of love dispels the power of fear, turns away pride, and destroys the work of the enemy in our life and enables You, Father, the One True Living God, to complete and fulfill You plans in Your children’s lives.

Father, thank You so much for being my Father. One who knows me intimately and loves me as I am. One who will complete the work You began in me and Who is teaching me to look at You and what Jesus has done for us instead of my own life. The joy comes out of the Cross.