He Loves Me! Learning to Live In the Father's Affection

It took me several months to finish this book, not because it was hard to read or boring, but because after reading the first few chapters I realized I needed to slow down and really digest each page so that I could really ‘get' the message that God was trying to share with me through Wayne.

I bought this book brand new, and it looks like it's been through several people's hands.. as worn as it is from traveling with me over the months it took to read it.

So, why is it that a book about God's love, or ‘the Father's affection” is only digestible in small pieces for a girl who has grown up in church her whole life and has followed Jesus since she was a little girl?



Well, If you're are like me, then here are the reasons why it might take some time to read this book:

* you feel guilty when you don't have a daily quiet time, or prayer time

* when something good happens in your life, you think God is pleased with you and is blessing you, and when something bad is happening you think God might be angry with you

* you consciously or subconsciously are trying to earn God's affection by doing the right things. Notice I didn't say “earning Salvation” I said “earning God's affection”

* trying to understand God's wrath in relation to God's love is difficult for you

* you think that the test of how much you love God is how well you keep his commandments.



This book took these things I thought/felt and either clarified, demystified, or revolutionized them for me. It's a book I will be thinking on a long time.