What Are You Conscious Of?

Some Christians are really not conscious of God's love.  The saying 'God loves you'  sounds like a cliche to them. However, failure to live daily in the consciousness of God's love can make one a bitter Christian & you will truly short-change yourself. I will remind us of a little familiar story.

Remember the Parable of the Prodigal Son, it's on Luke Chapter 15 vs 11-32.  Here's the summary.
 
A wealthy man had two sons, one day the younger son asked his father to give him his own inheritance.  His father then shared all he had in two, gave him half, the younger man went away & squandered them all.  Well, he started suffering & decided to come back and ask for his father's forgiveness.  His father being so over joyed celebrated his return, killing the fattest cow and throwing a big party for him.
The older brother was not happy, according to the Bible, "The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out pleaded with him. But he answered his father, "Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you & never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never  gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.  But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'
“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours." (Luke 15:28-30).

1st. The older brother started counting his self righteous works for his father.  (How many times have you reviewed in your mind how much of a good person you are and for that God should treat you good?)
2nd. He actually used the word 'slaving' (He saw himself as a slave in His own father's house)
3rd. He was waiting for his father to give him. (What about ask and Receive?)
4th. Check out the way he addressed his brother, showing he had so much bitterness in him.

Hear his father's response. "Everything I have is yours"  Do you know that's exactly what God is saying to us today.  All things are yours, all you need do is ask and receive..but it will be difficult to ask or even to receive if you fail to see how much God loves you.  Be conscious of God's love always, it will make life much easier.  God loves us passionately and Jesus Christ is the proof of His love for you and me.