One of the first things that we were taught when we got here was how to love the children. Giuli said that some of the most important ways to show the kids that love them is to hug them and make eye contact, and just listen to them (even if we don’t understand what they’re saying!).
But she also told us that the Bible tells us to love others like we love ourselves (Matthew 22:39). And that doesn’t mean just the selfish, think of myself first kind of love. The kind of love that God means is love like his, when you are able to forgive and love yourself.
When we refuse to accept God’s grace it’s so much harder to give grace to others because we don’t understand grace very well.
Because of God’s love we want to do better, but we don’t have to do better in order for him to love us. We could never possibly be ‘good enough’ to earn his love.
What she said really hit me because sometimes I really struggle with allowing myself grace when I make a mistake or when things are just hard. It can be much easier to beat myself up over a mistake than to let it go.
But just like Giuli told us, God doesn’t blame us or get mad at us for making mistakes or struggling. Instead, he helps us up and tells us to keep going, that he’s strong enough in our mistakes.
God wants us to know just how much he loves us so that we can learn and grow, and so that we can love others fully.
Love,
~Moriah
