me? child of God?

for me when i am reading about how our Lord is our daddy i instantly question why?
i think of all the times i fall short, i mess up, i utterly disobey or deny his presence and i
think after all those times, after all those things, he still calls me his child. [major question mark on that one] i think of how disappointed my earthly father could be when i do these things and then on a grander [much much grander] scale of how God feels. it blows my mind that after all of my downfalls Christ still calls me his child, his daughter. i am nun-chucked at the fact that his mercy and grace extends beyond all possible failures and imperfections and that he loves me regardless. its so beautiful! and more than i could ever ask for, but theres God for ya, always blowing our minds with his abundant love.

i am a child of God.
i am a son of God.
[despite all my sins and convictions he still calls me his son, or daughter in this case]

john 1:12 says:
"yet to all who receive Him, to those who believe in his name, he gave the right to
become children of God."

galatians 3:26:
"so in Christ Jesus you are all children of God, through faith."

1 John 3:1
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him."


all we have to do is believe in his name and he bestows this title of child upon us.
how gracious is he! he lavishes his love upon us. that is the ultimate father right there.
one that loves unconditionally, one that calls us sons and daughters though we are underserving, one whose grace and mercy extends through any downfall, and one who cherishes his precious creation.

amen to that.