“God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us...There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life--fear of death, fear of judgment--is one not fully formed in love.” (1 John 4: 17-18 MSG)
We are engulfed in God’s love. The more we love, the more porous we become. Thus, we become permeated with the Spirit of love. Fear makes us less absorbent, less accessible. We erect protective barriers in an attempt to be less vulnerable. However, this self-limiting behavior prevents us from experiencing God’s perfect love. When we become as porous as a sponge, we soak up the Spirit of God’s love. Subsequently, when we are squeezed, we express this Spirit of love. When there are no barriers between God and us, when there is nothing separating us from His Spirit, then we become saturated by this love that surrounds us.
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