God does not forget his love for us.

Shouldn’t we take the same approach.

This may seem like a no brainer, but I have been in many a situation where I was wondering if God was still there with me because if he was, why would I be going through this.

“⁷For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you. ⁸In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you says the Lord, your Redeemer. ⁹’This is like the days of Noah to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you. ¹⁰For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,’ says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” – Isaiah 54:7-10 (ESV)

Even God has moments when he turns away. But, his love is always there. He never abandons us, he simply turns away, in some cases to avoid acting on his anger and disappointment. The key thing is that he always comes back because of his steadfast, everlasting love for us.

As I study, I am further deepening my understanding that God comes back to us in spite of our disobedience and sin. God never forgets the love he has for us. Why do we forget our love?

Do we really forget our love, or was it really ever there to begin with? I have realized that maybe some things I never really “loved” in the first place. Think about that “Stretch Armstrong” action figure, or that “Barbie Dream House” you got for Christmas once, you just “loved” it. We may have “loved” it, however did we have everlasting, steadfast love for it? If that item we love breaks or disappoints us in some way, do we come back to it and care for it, provide for it? Do we give up on it?

God’s love for us is something that he never forgets and indicated by the type of love, everlasting and steadfast. We as humans throw around the word love, I believe, to casually. Maybe because we are not sure what to say otherwise. Remembering that God’s love is eternal should be an indicator of the type of love we should use in our own lives. Family is different than a “Barbie Dream House”, right? God will always be there for us, even if he turns away for a bit.

Are we able to look past the disappointments and come back with love? Do we forgive and forget the disobedience? Are we displaying everlasting and steadfast love, or using the word love too casually? What would our lives look like if we were to act with Godly Love at all times?