Often people do not feel the love of God. There seems to be a block. They know in their head that God loves them but even hearing those words sometimes brings a reaction inside them that feels like, "No He doesn't!" Other variations might be, "How could God really love me?!" "Why would God want to love me?" or even, " God could never love me really since I have done ____ or have not done ______"

So what is the truth? The truth is that God loves you regardless of what you have done. He loves you regardless of what you haven't done. Many of us have built a wall around us believing the lie that if you admit that you need love then you are weak.

Think on this...people who are strong are people who have recieved love.

So recieving love is one of the building blocks to becoming strong. So if you are feeling weak then you really may want to consider uncovering the beliefs you have that prevent you from accepting love from God or from others.

Now you might be thinking...but there are many people who have lived through many difficult experiences and they seem quite strong. Having lived through traumas and survived does build a kind of strength. It build the strength to survive in life threatening situations. Survive not thrive. Not experience the joy and peace that God has desired for you to experience but you live in a type of survival mode that looks at daily situations through eyes of survival.

Often walls that we built in childhood to protect us, to help us survive in difficult times are the very walls that must come down. They now have become a prison that prevents you from fully experiencing God's love.

People who recieve love can grow strong. God sent His son so we could recieve His love. When we deny we need love because we are sooo strong that we have no needs, because having needs mean we are weak and being weak threatens those inner walls of protection, then we can't recieve the love of God. We refuse to allow His love to come in.

The Word says there is no fear in love and that perfect love casts out all fear.

Do you fear that you will not be loved and so why take a risk?

Where do you stand with knowing that you need love? Are you willing to break down that wall of protection and admit that weakness.

Often the enemy tries to attack with shame but I can assure you that people who have walked through trauma and survived have been sabataged by the enemy. It was a strategic assault on you to make you walk through life in survival mode.

The enemy tried to teach you early that love is painful. That love never stays. That love only comes with abuse. That love is for other people. That strong people do not really need love and since you are a strong person, you don't need love.

Guess what. We all need love. We need it continuously. God is the giver of love. When we have fear, we are not allowing God's love to come in.

So ask God to show you what your belief is about recieving His love. Ask Him to show you why you refuse His love. Ask Him to come in and repair your beliefs, to show you the truth. Repent for refusing to accept and agree with God's truths that you are lovable and that you are valuable enough to be loved. Take the risk and open your heart to God . Allow his love to break through your wall of protection.

God is love. He so loved the world. He commands us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.

For your cup to be filled up with enough love for you to give some away to your neighbor you have to be recieving love. God is a great supplier. Trust Him today.