Grateful For God's Unconditional Love

“In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the Lord your God and listen to what he tells you. For the Lord your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors." -Deuteronomy 4:30-31 NLT-

I am thinking right now and just simply thankful at the same time. I am thinking about how loving and forgiving God is. How patient He is and just faithful He is no matter what.

I am thinking about a relationship that I had with a friend and now we have become estranged. All because of a misunderstanding that was not entirely my fault. I believe it so and I am not being self-righteous and delusional about it. Though I must admit that I had my mistakes too but in everything whether be it positive or negative, it always takes two to tango. The misunderstanding led to discord and then to indifference and to just not caring about each other at all.

It is just so sad for on my part I was willing to make amends and make up with her. But it seems like on her part, she does not share my sentiments. It is just so saddening for according to another friend she seems to be the type of person who has her pride so sky high, who thinks that after everything that you have done to her, the good things, if you commit one mistake, then those good things would be meaningless. So sad that she thinks that way. I am sad that she thinks of me that way. Yet, I am thankful for the God that I know, the God that I serve, the God in my life is not like that. If I commit mistake and no matter how grave it is, He is still there, willing to forgive. But it is not and never a license to commit the same mistake over and over again. I am just grateful that God does not have that kind of thinking. That although He is the real and pure definition of perfection, He still forgives and understands humans so imperfect and flawed but not without admonishing us and disciplining us.

I am just sad yet somehow I have accepted already this state for I cannot force anyone to love and accept me. And somehow, that kind of person is not someone I really can call a friend. I am not perfect, I am a mistake-prone human being so I know that sooner or later I might again commit a mistake or two. I will just stick with friends who will accept me and understand me still in times of my weakness and of course to my God who loves and will still love me albeit my imperfections and shortcomings. For He transforms me everyday from glory to glory. I am just happy for these truths in my life and yes, just like what a gospel song says, "I'll live my life that says, You give me every song, with my every breath I'll make Your mercy known. With every soul on earth or all alone, I will love You..."
Lord,I pray that I will live a life like this for You. Thank You for Your forgiveness and for Your loving-kindness to me in every way.
Thank You Lord and I love You Father.