Conscious worth
God’s love infinitely outweighs trauma, sin, family history, and genetics.
I’ve always been fascinated by the Apostle Paul. He was transformed from a persecutor of Christians to a leader of Christians, but he suffered greatly along the way.
In the Bible, he speaks candidly about his struggles, particularly with sin. He says that when he tries to do good, he finds himself doing bad. As he begins to awaken to Christ, he proclaims that “those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death” (Romans 8:1, 2, Eugene Peterson, The Message). In my case, the black cloud was addiction.
What I have come to understand is that God is bigger—bigger than addiction and bigger than the need to try to relieve anxiety and pain through drugs and alcohol. God’s love infinitely outweighs trauma, sin, family history, and genetics. God has not abandoned or forsaken us. His supporting and steadfast love is powerful and inevitable.
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