No Limit On God's Love

There is no force in the universe more powerful than God's love for us. We humans experience limitations of all kinds. We usually are able to love ... up to a point. Human love can be weakened by circumstances, by disappointments, by betrayal. God's love never grows weak. He will never abandon us.
Now we see only part of the story: as through a dim mirror, I Corinthians 13:12 tells us. But someday we will see Christ face-to-face. Then we will know fully, just as we are fully known.
Then we will see exactly how wide and long and high and deep is Christ's love for us. Someday we will have unlimited access to His Presence: an eternal ecstasy. For now, His loving presence is sufficient to get us through our day.
Thoughtfully read and meditate on Ephesians 3:16-19, "I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

With Christ in the Heavenly Realms

Christ is above all things: our everyday concerns, our paid, the events that overwhelm us. He invites us to rise above these worldly troubles. Ephesians 2:4-7 gives us the invitation, "But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus."
What a transforming thought: God didn't leave us to die because of our sin, but had such love and mercy for us He made us alive in Christ so that we can dwell with Him in the heavenly places. Doesn't your small worry fade in comparison to these riches? Don't you long to leave the world of woe behind and live with Christ? It's not an impossible dream. That is where God wants us to be.
Whenever circumstances get you down, simply ask for Jesus to help you. He is draw you out of the turmoil and give you peace and rest.
Take a moment to thank Him, then take Him up on His offer. Walk in His presence. Be with Christ in the heavenly realms.

Focus on the Unseen, Not the Seen

As we go through our days, Jesus is urging us to focus our attention on the unseen (and eternal), rather than the seen (and temporary). II Corinthians 4:17-18 tells us, "For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at things which are see; for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
Where is your focus today? On the eternal ... things of the spirit and God ... or on the temporal ... problems, worries, cares of the world? With God, we can live in the present, not having one care about the future.
God, through the Spirit of Christ, offers His presence. He will be with you, beside you and in you ... but only in the present moment. That's the only place we can meet Him. He doesn't promise to to be with us when our attention is focused elsewhere ... on things of this world. What a futile effort to try to grasp for future gifts from God, when He has given you all you need for today. Verbalize your trust and thankfulness. Receive today's gifts with gratitude. Unwrap them, one by one, and appreciate what you've been given. Stay in the present moment where God is. As Romans 8:31 assures us, "... If God is for us, who can be against us?"