JOURNAL=5-7-15=LOYALTY/THE FATHER OF LIES

JOURNAL=5-7-16=LOYALTY-THE FATHER OF LIES “As the FATHER loves me-so I ALSO LOVE YOU-REMAIN in me” John 15:9 God loves you-DO YOU believe that-I REALLY DO BELIEVE that GOD LOVES ME-and you-IN FACT-GOD loves each and every one of us---ONE of my favorite sayings has been-”GOD LOVES YOU!-and so do I”-for some time-I was totally surprised WHEN I saw a plaque and coffee cup that reads exactly that THIS MESSAGE should make us feel GOOD and at PEACE-and RETURN OUR LOVE to God-yet when difficult circumstances or illness come upon us-I think-ONCE AGAIN-we truly question whether or not God really does loves us-IF GOD really does LOVE us-why did this person die-or WHY did God ALLOW this to happen to us-maybe even OUR LOVE for God wanes- There are MANY KINDS of love in this world-but GOD'S LOVES for us-is ALWAYS there-regardless of the circumstances of our life-and our LOVE FOR GOD must be the same-SO WHEN you are facing spiritually-physically-or mentally hurting situations-we MUST NOT deny the reality of GOD'S LOVE for us-and we must be CONSISTENT in our love for God and CONTINUE to BELIEVE and PROFESS in GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE for us LOYALTY/? THE FATHER OF LIES LOYALTY IS one of the single Greatest qualities That we can have In a mate Or a FRIEND LOYALTY is defined as “The state or quality of being loyal FAITHFUL to commitments or obligations FIDELITY And that is WHAT OUR GOD is to us FAITHFUL-LOYAL-LOVING towards us Because we are his children And he LOVES us As a father or mother would love their own children “YET to all who received him To those who believed In his name He gave the right To BECOME children of God- CHILDREN born NOT out of a natural descent NOR of human decision OR a husbands' will BUT BORN OF GOD” John 1:12-13 That's our GOD LOYAL to a fault HE BELIEVES in us The same way OUR OWN FATHER or mother would And we should be loyal Back to God In the same way BY LOVING GOD BY LOVING OTHERS And by Forgiving others “I DON'T THINK GOD wants me to die But if he does PLEASE BLESS my mother and father, my family, and my friends IT would be harder on them I would be gone BUT if GOD wants me to live I would live FOR my family, my friends, And for all people everywhere” (myself on my deathbed when I was 22) Have I KEPT the commitment HAVE I Been LOYAL to it Well I am alive ALMOST 37 years later And while I don't have a mate To be loyal to OR to be loyal to me I have MANY Family and friends WHO have stood up FOR ME LOYALTY YOU BET And I have To wonder IF the reason WHY there is so many divorces SO many broken friendships IF it isn't Because of The lack of God IN OUR WORLD People listening to THE FATHER of lies Instead of the FATHER of- THE GOD OF LOVE Speaking about the devil JESUS said (after being accused of being the devil), “You belong to your father The devil And you want to carry out Your father's desire He was a murderer From the beginning NOT HOLDING to the truth For there is No truth in him WHEN he lies He speaks his native language FOR he is a liar AND the father of lies” John 8:44-45 LOYALTY=one of he greatest qualities We can possess I HOPE You are LOYAL to God To your family and friendships And I HOPE That I am too Robert P. Wallman 9-9-13 5-7-15