You are accepted

I just thought I would share these reading with you, they have blessed me so I someone out there would might need these words as well. 

Why God Accepts You (1)

“Approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him.” 2Co 5:21 AMP 


God loves and accepts you as much on your bad days as He does on your good ones. In a performance-based society, that’s easy to forget. But you mustn't! God’s acceptance is based on your standing in Christ, not the state of your life at a given time. “For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His (not our) goodness].” Think of the cross as a trading post. There God took every sin you’d ever commit and laid it upon Jesus. And the moment you place your trust in Christ, God takes all of Christ’s righteousness and wraps you up in it. From that point on He sees you only one way—in Christ. How liberating! Liberating, because now you realise that your worth isn't based on what you do but on who you are in relationship to Christ. God actually assigned value to you by allowing Jesus to die for you. “But I can’t believe that God doesn't care about what I do.” You’re right! And your rewards in heaven will be based on your stewardship here on earth. God wants you to do good works, but He doesn't want you to depend on them; He wants you to do them out of love for Him. Once you understand your position, who you are in Christ, you begin doing the right things for the right reasons. 



Why God Accepts You (2)

“Approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him.” 2Co 5:21 AMP 

The world tells us that our value is connected to our “doing.” Growing up, we’re constantly compared. When asked why we were not doing as well as our brother or sister, we felt we were doing our best and we had no answer. So we determined to try harder, but no matter how hard we tried somebody still wasn't satisfied with us. We were still getting the message, “Something’s wrong with you.” This leaves us burned out, confused and turned off. It drives many of us into therapy, when all we need is the assurance of God’s unconditional love! Your wrong behaviours won’t be changed until you know you’re loved by God apart from what you do. And that’s what Jesus made possible through the cross. Why is this important to believe? Because until you know who you are in Christ, you’ll stumble along believing that your acceptance with God is performance-based. Your acceptance with God is based on performance, but not yours—Christ’s! Jesus loves you unconditionally and is committed to working with you. And the best part is, He doesn't condemn you while He’s doing it! He understands your temperament, your struggles, and even the faulty foundation upon which you've based your self-worth. He not only understands—He cares. Once you enter into a personal relationship with Christ He begins a process of relieving your pain, revealing your true value, and releasing your gifts. Bit by bit, He restores everything Satan has stolen from you. And while all this is happening, you are positioned securely “in Christ.” Therefore you’re always acceptable to Him.


Taken from The Word For You Today http://wordforyoutoday.blogspot.co.uk/