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Unconditional Love

During my upbringing, I faced rejection, abandonment, and feelings of unworthiness, leading me to believe I was unlovable. I developed a tough exterior and erected barriers to shield myself from further hurt and pain. By the time God introduced my spiritual parents into my life, I was quite difficult to handle.

My spiritual Dad consistently assured me that God truly loved me, and through God's revelation, I realized this understanding had to be deeply rooted in my heart. I came to recognize God's love for me, but I now faced the challenge of accepting and living in that love. I was truly a Missourian, embodying the "Show-Me State" mentality.

Initially, it seemed too good to be true, making it difficult for me to accept that my spiritual parents loved me unconditionally. One night, while struggling and having made the poor decision to go to a bar and get drunk, I decided to test their love.

After the bar closed, I showed up at their door to see if they really loved me. I was the one shocked and surprised. As I went to pound on the door to wake them up to see if they would pass the test of Love, no sooner did I raise my hand to knock than the door flew open, and there stood my spiritual mom waiting for me. She smiled at me, opened her arms, and walked towards me, saying she had been expecting me. When she wrapped her arms around me, I instantly became sober, overwhelmed by emotions, and started to cry.

She invited me in and told me to have a seat on the couch while she went to get my spiritual dad up. I felt like a child waiting to see the principal, unsure of what the outcome would be. He got up, and they came into the living room; he started talking to me, asking what was going on. I sat there quietly, unable to answer, not knowing what to say. This was not what I had anticipated.

As they sat and ministered to me, my mind raced with thoughts, trying to process what was happening. What happened when she hugged me that made me instantly sober, even though I had been completely drunk? Why was he just sitting and ministering to me without being anger or yelling?

This was behavior I had never experienced before, and I was unsure how to handle it or whether it was genuine. I recall sitting there in tears because it was overwhelming for me. After they spent a considerable amount of time ministering to me and I eventually stopped crying, I decided it was time to go home, as it was too much for me, and I needed time to process everything. That was my first encounter with Unconditional Love, which softened my hardened heart.

That night, I realized that when my spiritual parents expressed their love for me, it wasn't just empty words; there was true meaning behind it. I had started a new journey with them and God that would open up a whole new world to me.

1 John 4:16

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.