The Truth About Your Heavenly Father

How one perceives God in any given moment will determine how he or she relates to God.

LIE

  1. Distant and disinterested
  2. Insensitive and uncaring
  3. Stern or demanding
  4. Passive and cold
  5. Absent or too busy for me
  6. 6. Never satisfied with what I do, impatient or angry
  7. Mean, cruel or abusive
  8. Trying to take all the joy and fun out of life
  9. Controlling or manipulative
  10. Condemning or unforgiving
  11. Nit-picking, exacting or perfectionistic

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TRUTH

  1. Intimate and involved (Ps. 139:1-18)
  2. Kind and compassionate (Ps. 103:8-14)
  3. Accepting and filled with joyful love (Rom. 15:7; Zeph. 3:17)
  4. 4. Warm and affectionate (Is. 40:11; Hos. 11:3-4)
  5. Always with me and always eager to spend time with me (Heb. 13:5; Jer. 31:20; Ezek. 34:11-16)
  6. Patient and slow to anger (Exod. 34:6;2 Pet. 3:9)
  7. Loving, gentle, and protective of me (Jer. 31:3; Is. 42:3; Ps. 18:2)
  8. Trustworthy and He wants to give me a good life. His will is good, perfect and acceptable for me. (Lam. 3:22-23; Jn. 10:10; Rom. 12:1-2)
  9. 9. Full of grace and mercy and He gives me freedom to fail (Heb. 4:15-16; Lk. 15:11-16)
  10. Tender-hearted and forgiving, and His heart and arms are always open to me(Ps. 130:1-4; Lk. 15:17-24)
  11. Committed to my growth and proud of me as His growing child (Rom. 8:28, 29; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 Cor. 7:14)