I think a big part about this never-ending eternal life long journey that we seem to miss is that we're supposed to enjoy the ride. I think we still have this mentality of: If I finish the work, THEN I can rest. And we never enter into GOD'S rest because of unbelief. Because we don't believe--or understand what it means that--HE has finished the work. We get to ENJOY the fruit of HIS labor. The fruit of the Spirit. Which is love. We spend so much time looking for love in all the wrong places that we end up robbing ourselves of the gift we've been given. We end up trying to get somewhere instead of being content where we are. And, listen, I'm not saying we should pitch a tent and stubbornly stay where we happen to find ourselves. Remember when God instructed the people of Israel to build Him a tabernacle? Something that could be disassembled and moved. Because He was always moving. Abraham, the father of faith, demonstrated his faith in this way: When God told him to go... he went. So I'm not saying get stuck. I'm not saying where you are right now is where you'll always be. In fact, if you're learning and growing I can guarantee that where you are right now is NOT where you'll always be. And that's my point. One of my favorite songs says, "Life's a dance, you learn as you go." So... go learn! But don't miss out on the ride because you're trying so hard to get to the destination. We've already arrived. Heaven on earth. The Kingdom within us. We have what we need, we're where we need to be, and we're WHO we need to be. Don't believe me? Go buy the Answer Trilogy where I lay it all out :) I guess what I'm trying to say is: If the journey never ends, we ought to enjoy it. We ought to be content, but that doesn't mean we never go anywhere or do anything. When I was younger my grandma called me a tumbleweed because I was always restless. I was always looking for where I belonged. And I think a lot of us feel that way. ESPECIALLY when we're gripped by grace. Because when there's something inside you that just doesn't line up with what's all around you... that can be frustrating. In the world, but not OF the world, right? And that can make it hard to be content. Or when you're not where you think you're "supposed to be." That can be hard. But that's when we preachers like to remind people that it came to pass, not to stay. That's when we like to look at the bigger picture. That's when we--like King David of old--encourage, or strengthen, ourselves in the Lord. We delight in Him, and He gives us the desire of our heart. We focus on Him and start to be able to enjoy the ride. We find the good--the GOD--in every situation. We set our affection on things above and we see that that's where we're headed... upward and God-ward. Always moving, not because we're looking for something better, but because we HAVE something better and we want to get it to those that don't know THEY have it. To share what we've got. To spread the Gospel--the good news--and to enjoy the ride!

Being content is knowing, understanding, and accepting what you've got and who you are. Not trying to get anything, or be anybody. And that's only possible when you see yourself in Christ, and when you see Christ in yourself. Because He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Without Him we feel incomplete. Without Him we feel like we're lacking something. (I want to point out that really there is no such thing as "without Him" because He swore He would never leave us nor forsake us, but again, it's not the TRUTH that sets you free... it's the truth you KNOW that sets you free.) This journey into the heart of the matter--God's heart beating with love in our chests--starts at the end. It starts with a finished work. It starts with glory, even as we are changed into the image that we were created in FROM glory TO glory. As we BE transformed (into what we have already BEEN transformed into) by the renewing of our mind. But even in this it's about being content. Not about TRYING to renew our mind, but by LETTING God renew our minds for us day by day. Not by trying to think God's thoughts, but by letting God think His own thoughts in us. And we know the thoughts that He thinks toward us: Thoughts of peace and not of evil. What happens when we mark the perfect man? The end of that man is peace. Where does our contentedness (if that's a word) come from? It comes from within. Not from circumstances, but from the unshakeable Rock that is the Kingdom of God. Righteousness, peace, and joy is found in the Holy Ghost. We are the temple of the Holy Ghost. The Kingdom of God is within us. It's all on the inside, bursting to get out. Filling us to overflowing with what we have already been flilled with as we apprehend what we've been apprehended of. It's understanding what we know. That same Holy One has given us and unction and we know all things. We know the ultimate truth of the universe--that the Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into His hand. And the more you know, the more you grow. The Holy Spirit--the Spirit of Truth--leads and guides us INTO all truth. It testifies of our true identity by testifying of Jesus. The light of the world--Jesus, US--shines, and we can see clearly that we have everything we need (because we have Him) and we are who we need to be (because we ARE Him). As He is, so are we in this world. What's true about Jesus is true about us. That's what the cross did--it conformed us into the image we were made in. It showed us who we are by showing us who God is. That's what the Gospel is--it's the good news. Not that God is mad at us unless we do this, this, and this, but that God is mad ABOUT us. That He's already reconciled us to Himself. That He did all the work so that we could enjoy the fruit of His labor. The fruit of the Spirit, which is love. He did it all so we could get it all. And now we have it all. So we can stop trying to get anything. We can stop chasing it and start receiving it. Start enjoying it. Start sharing it. We can BE loved, and we can love one another. Because that's not just what we have... that's who we are! We are LOVED, and we are LOVE. Jesus is God in the flesh, love in a body. God in OUR flesh, love in OUR body. And when we know what we've got, and who we are, that's when we can truly be at peace. That's when we can truly be content. That's when we can truly live the abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life by letting Jesus live His own life in, and through, and as us!

There's a trick to being content. And it's simply where you choose to put your focus. "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth" (Colossians 3:2). Focusing on what you've got instead of what you (think you) lack. Focusing on who you (really) are rather than who you think you're "supposed to be." I don't know anything that will mess you up more than "supposed to be." I think we all have an idea of how things are "supposed to be." But I don't think things ever fit into that box. I know they haven't in my life. And if you're trying to make a round peg fit into a square hole, you're going to find nothing but frustration and failure. But there's a more excellent way. Instead of fighting upstream... go with the flow. And, listen, I'm not saying you should roll over and take whatever life hands you. You know how they say, "If life hands you lemons, make lemonade"? Well I always say, "Stop just accepting what life hands you and begin to receive what Daddy has given you!" There's a whole Kingdom economy available to us. It's already been given to us. It's within us! And all we have to do is believe. But let me work on this for a minute. Because you can't just believe any old thing and expect it to happen. That's not faith. Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the Word of God. If I say, "I believe I'm a millionaire," but really I WANT to be a millionaire, guess what my bank account's gonna say. Being content is not about having what you want. It's about wanting what you have. It's about setting your affection on things above. Or, again, things within. The deep stuff. The real stuff. Love. Look at 1 Timothy 6:8, "And having food and raiment let us be therewith content." Now link that up with Matthew 6:31-33, "Therefore take no thought say, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Be content with food and clothing. But don't run around like a chicken with your head cut off trying to get them. Seek HIM. Because He has what you need and He knows that you need it... and He gives it freely. What Father would see His Son hungry and not feed Him? Honestly. That's a big part of what being a Daddy is all about. Guiding, protecting, and taking care of the kids. Providing for them. What am I saying? We're provided for! We don't need to try to win the rat race. Who cares about being the big cheese? There are more important things in life. You were made for more than just suffering through life, paying taxes, and dying. You were made to be an expression of God's love. Which, by the way, is HOW we seek the Kingdom. We don't seek it in order to "get it." We already have it. We already ARE it. We seek it by exploring it. By experiencing it. By seeing what's IN the Kingdom (righteousness, peace, and joy) and sharing what we find. Sharing what we've got. Sharing who we are! And when you're doing that, all of the other surface stuff just kind of fades away. When you're doing that... you're truly alive. And when you're truly alive you can be content, no matter what.

It's a journey, this never-ending, abundant, eternal, everlasting, Resurrection Life. And if you're content--with what you've got and who you are--then it's an enjoyable journey. It's fun. It's exciting. When you know that Daddy cares for you, you can cast your cares on Him. You can live above all of the "stuff." And you should, because it's all under your feet anyway. Like Peter, when he stepped out of the boat, we have the Word of God to walk on. To stand on. To build on. And, again, that's the trickiest part of this whole thing. Apprehending what we've been apprehended of. Knowing we are perfect, and complete, in Him (because He is perfect, and complete in us) but not always feeling like it. It's the idea of BEING transformed (into what we've already been transformed into) by the renewing of our mind. Not by anything that we DO--salvation is by grace through faith and not works--but by what Jesus DID. Knowing it and believing it. Trusting that the cross was enough. On the cross we were CONFORMED into the image of the Son of God. Conformed into the image that we were originally made in. And as we let ourselves BE transformed by the renewing of our mind--as we look into the mirror with an unveiled face and see the glory of God and BE changed into that same image from glory to glory--it can feel like we're changing. When really we are simply manifesting the change that took place. We know we are the Son(s) of God. But until He reveals Himself to us, and in us, and through us, we don't really understand what we know. So what I'm saying is: in the meantime... be content. Stop trying so hard to be someone you're not and accept who you are. Embrace who you are. It's not until you embrace yourself that you'll be able to embrace anyone else. It's not until you let God love you that you'll be able to love anyone else. It's a gift, and it must be received. And the best way to receive it is to release it. To stop chasing it and start sharing it. I think the happiest people are the people who spend their three T's (Time, Talent, and Treasure) making other people happy. And listen--I know that can wear you out. I'm not naive. Especially if you're expecting others to treat you the way you treat them. If you're expecting them to return the favor. Listen, in my opinion, expectations are simply a setup for disappointment. Because you can't make people do what you want. People are going to do what they do. And you if you're trying to get something from someone then a couple of things are true: A. That's not love. Love is giving, not getting. B. You're not content. If you're trying to get something then you're not ok with what you've got. Which, since we know that Jesus did it all so we could get it all, since we know that we have it all, is kind of silly. Let me say it like this: Life goes on whether you're happy or sad. So why not be happy? Why not be ok with what you've got and who you are? Even as you learn and grow. Learning who you are and what you've got allows you to experience it. To partake of the Divine Nature. To truly live!

Here's a verse (or two) that, on the surface, seems to fly in the face of what I'm trying to say. Which is why I want to quote it, and explore it. Philippians 3:13-14, "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." How can we be content with what we have and who we are AND count ourselves to have not apprehended? That's like saying God loves you just the way you are, BUT He loves you too much to leave you that way. It doesn't make sense. But notice the key here: Paul is pressing toward the MARK for the prize of the high calling. Look at Psalm 37:37, "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace." We press toward the mark by marking the perfect man! The high calling of God in Christ Jesus is not to ACT like Jesus. Because if it's just an act then it's not real. If you're trying to act like someone else then you aren't content with who you are. It's about accepting yourself. Embracing yourself. Loving yourself. It's about SEEING yourself as God sees you. And isn't it interesting--my mom sent me this thought the other day--isn't it interesting that we're "trying" to see God... with His eyes? We make this thing way too hard sometimes and miss out on the simplicity of Christ. We judge according to appearance instead of judging righteous judgment. We try to fit into a box instead of looking to the cross. We get caught up in "good and evil" and completely miss out on life. Do you know why there is no condemnation for those in Christ? Because Daddy is well pleased with you. He's not looking at what you do. He's looking at who you are. And when He does that, He sees Jesus. Grace is found in the EYES of the Lord. That's how He sees us, and that's how we can see each other! And that's how we can truly be content with who we are. We mark the perfect man--we see His perfection in us and our perfection in Him--and the end of that man is peace. If you're content, you're at peace. If you think you're not good enough and you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off trying to get enough knowledge about good and evil that you can do good and stop doing evil... then you're not at peace. And peace is one of the three basic elements of the Kingdom. When we set our affection on things above, and not of things on the earth, that's when we elevate our attitude to the Kingdom realm. That's when we can experience that attitude of gratitude. That's when we can stop chasing it, and start enjoying it. It's like this: We have an unction from the Holy One and we know all things. That's the truth. But we don't yet understand everything we know. We haven't apprehended it yet. Even though we've been given it. That's the good fight of faith--laying hold of eternal life. Philippians 3:12 (the verse BEFORE the ones I quoted) says it like this, "Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which I am apprehended of Christ Jesus." We ARE perfect, and now we're learning what that means. We've BEEN apprehened, and now we're apprehending what we've been apprehended by! He lives in us. Now we're learning what it means to live in Him!

I think--I hope--this will help us with the journey. The journey is not about getting. Because we have already been blessed with all Spiritual blessings and we have already been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. Jesus did it all so we could get it all. And now we have it all because we have Him. So, when you think about it, there is really nothing left to "get." The journey is about exploring, and discovering, what we've got. Who we are. And who we are (in Him) is who He is (in us). Let me say it another way, "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Hebrews 13:5). Don't be speaking with covetousness. Don't talk about what you don't have. But be content with what you do have. Because you have Him. You have love. And He will never leave you, nor forsake you. So, as the Zac Brown Band puts is, "I've got everything I need, and nothing that I don't." In this society we've built we've really turned it into a rat race. Whoever dies with the most toys wins. But guys... that's not abundance. True abundance is having what you need, and having enough to share with others. Being able to receive and release the gift of God--which is eternal life. Being able to receive and release the love of God. The love that IS God. 1 Timothy 6:8 says it like this, "And having food and raiment let us be therewith content." And Philippians 4:11, "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." We get so busy chasing it that we forget about enjoying it. And look at what "content" means in Philippians 4:11; it is number 842 in Strong's Greek Concordance and it means, "self complacent, that is contented." Dictionary.com defines "content" as, "satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else." And isn't it interesting that being content goes deeper than just "stuff"? Being satisfied with WHAT ONE IS. Being ok with WHO YOU ARE. That's true peace. That's true righteousness, and true joy. And that's the Kingdom of God! So here's my focus with this Rant series: While you're on this never-ending journey of abudant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life--a journey into the heart of the matter, which is God's heart beating with love in our chests--stop trying so hard. Let it go. Let it flow. The hard part's over. The work is finished. Rest in the assurance that when God moved into the neighborhood--into YOU the house that He built for Himself to live in--He moved in to stay. Daddy has patience. He's not in a hurry. He's enjoying watching you learn and grow. He's content. He's happy. And that's what He's also given us. That Kingdom mentality. That attitude of gratitude. That ability to set our affection on things above and not on things on the earth. That ability to count our blessings. To be content with what we have... and who we are. So we can stop trying to get. Stop trying to do in order to be. And we can begin to receive and release. We can begin to rest. Fill ourselves with the fulness of God by testing out the height, and depth, and length, and breadth of His love BY LOVING OTHERS. I'm telling you, the best way to feel loved is to love others. The best way to feel content is to share what you've got. You'll be surprised to find out you've got more than you think...

The journey of life is not to change into something. Not to become something. The journey of life is one of discover. One of understanding who you are so that you can BE who you are WITHOUT trying to be someone you're not. Listen, as simply as I can make it: If you're accepted in the beloved--and you are--then why would you need to change? I think people try to be someone they're not in order to earn something they think they don't have. They believe the lie that says you have to DO in order to BE. They believe the lie that they're not good enough, but if they can get enough knowledge about good and evil they can stop doing evil, do good, and be better. But my question is, "If you aren't good enough to begin with, how can trying  to be better ever work?" And that's the glorious truth of the matter: You ARE good enough. I said it before and I'll say it again, "You are accepted in the beloved. You are complete in Him." That's the truth, because that's Jesus and Jesus IS the truth. The truth about God. The truth about you. And that's why I say this never-ending, eternal, everlasting, abundant journey that is Resurrection Life is a journey of discovery. As Jesus reveals Himself to us, and in us, and through us, and as us... that's when we BECOME who we are. That's when (and how) we BE transformed into what we've already BEEN transformed into. And thats what the Bible says in 1 John chapter 3 verse 2, "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." First things first: We ARE the Son(s) of God. That's where we start. When we look in the mirror with an unveiled face and see the glory of God we are not changed into that image from crap to glory. We are changed into that image (of glory) from glory to glory. We start at glory. We start at complete. We start at accepted and beloved. We start at God's Son. But we don't necessarily know what that means. Not until He appears (to us, and in us, and through us, and as us). And when He does that, when we get a revelation of who Jesus is--who WE are--that's when we "be like him." Because that's when we SEE Him. And what you see is what you be. What you believe is what is true for you. What you magnify is what manifests in your life. When you stop trying to be someone you're not and just begin to mark the perfect man... that's when you can rest. That's when you can BE who you are by letting Jesus--love--be who HE is in you. He lives in you. That doesn't mean He's in a little compartment in you and He comes out at church or when you pray. That means in Him we live and move and have our being. In us HE lives and moves and has HIS being. We are One and there is no separation. He gave us His life. That's how we live. This life we live is a journey into the heart of the matter. Into God's heart beating with love in our chest. Into true relationship with the Father, as His beloved Son in whom He is well pleased. The journey is not "getting" anything or "getting" anywhere. The journey is experiencing what we have and where we are. We have it all because we have Him. Because He is IN us and we are IN Him!

They say even the longest journey begins with a single step. That's what walking by faith (and not by sight) is all about. It's about WALKING. Remember when Jesus was WALKING on water? And then Peter stepped out in faith and walked on the water too? Well, I believe what Peter was really walking on was the Word of God. Jesus told Peter to come, and that gave Peter something to stand on. "Jesus said I could do it." And that's the same empowerment WE have when we stand on the Word of God. I'm coming to believe more and more that the reason we don't manifest some of this holy, glorious, amazing stuff that's available to us is because we don't know it's available. Because we don't really understand how finished the work is, and what it means that the work is finished. Guys, the journey is NOT about finishing the work. We couldn't do it. That's why Jesus came and did it. The journey is not one of earning something--espeically not earning a trip "up" after you die. The journey is one of DISCOVERY. Discovering who you are by discovering who Jesus is. Who you are in Him. Who He is in you. Matthew 6:33, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you," isn't about seeking to get something you don't have. It's about seeking to find out what you DO have. All these things have already been added unto you. You've already been blessed with all Spiritual blessings. You've already been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. But it's the same thing with your life--if you seek to save it you'll lose it. If you seek to find these things, as if you don't have them, then you'll miss out on the truth that you already have them. The robber, who tries to get into the sheepfold any other way but the door, is US when we try to earn something that is freely given. We rob OURSELVES from experiencing the gift we've been given. From ENJOYING the gift we've been given. And that's what eternal life is; it's the gift of God. It's the Father/Son relationship that we kind ourselves in when we totally and completely identify with the Lord Jesus Christ. If His death was my death (and it was), then His life is my life. I'm a partaker of His Divine Nature. But I'm not TRYING to live His life. That's impossible. Nobody can live Jesus' life except Jesus. That was the point of the Law, to bring us to the end of ourselves and shut up every mouth and show us that we can't do it. And that's why Jesus nailed the Law to the cross--because it was contrary to us, and against us. It was the Government of Condemnation. And all a Father wants to do is affirm His Son. Protect His Son. Teach His Son. Guide Him and direct Him. That's why Jesus didn't just give His life FOR us... He gave His life TO us. So we could experience it. Not as we try to live His life, but as we present our bodies a living sacrifice and let Him live His own life in us, and through us, and as us. It's about faith, which means it's about trust. Walking on the Word, one step at a time, on a never-ending, everlasting, eternal, abunant journey into the heart of the matter. Into God's heart beating with love in our chests. Into the love that's inside us... so that it can overflow (naturally) out of us!

Here's one of the coolest things about the never ending journey into the heart of the matter (which is the heart): It's a two-way street. It's not just us trying to "figure God out." It's not just us trying to complete the journey. It's a give and take. It's receive AND release. Jesus said it like this, "Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me..." (John 14:11). And then He added this little nugget in John 14:20, "At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you." See, it's not just that Jesus was in the Father. But also that the Father was in Him. Two-way street. Not just that He is in us, but that we are in Him. It's a complete lack of separation. 1 Corinthians 3:9 says it like this, "For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building." He's the carpenter, and we're the building. We're the house that He built for Himself to live in. Remember, it's not us about completing the journey. It is finished. But it is also never ending. We're not SUPPOSED to finish it. We're supposed to ENJOY it. As we work together with God. Remember, Jesus said He didn't do anything that He didn't see His Father do. Not because He was trying to walk in Daddy's foot steps, but because when Daddy did something He did it THROUGH Jesus. He did it AS Jesus. And now that we are in Jesus and Jesus is in us, the same thing applies to us. Jesus is the truth about God, and He's the truth about us. He's the Truth, with a capital T. So when we want to understand who WE are, we need to understand who HE is. God in the flesh. Love in a body. God in YOUR flesh. Love in YOUR body. That's your true identity. That's who you really are. And rather than spending (wasting) this everlasting life trying to be someone you're not, you ought to just be who you are. You ought to let Jesus be Himself in you, and through you, and as you. Stop struggling and start flowing. Stop trying to get somewhere and let the light shine so you can see where you already are. You're already complete in Him. Already in heaven, because heaven is already in you. And I know that when you get a revelation in an area of your life it can feel like change--like a big life-altering change--but I'm telling you the change took place 2,000 years ago when we were conformed into the image of God's Son. Conformed into the image that we were originally made in. The journey isn't, "You're evil and you need to change to good." The journey is, "You're complete in Him, now let's find out what it MEANS to be complete in Him." The journey isn't trying to be someone else so you can earn Daddy's love. The journey is Daddy's love inside you filling you up to overflowing so that Daddy's love comes out through you. Eternal life is knowing the Father and the One whom He sent. Not trying to be a Son, but KNOWING that you are His beloved Son in whom He is well pleased! You're in Him... and He's in you!

Eternal life is a never ending journey into the heart of the matter. God's heart beating with love in our chest. A maturation process by which we learn and grow. Learn of Jesus, and grow in grace and love. Jesus said it like this, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent" (John 17:3). It's a journey of discovery. BEING who we really are--Jesus, God in the flesh, love in a body--as He reveals Himself to us, and through us, and as us. It's knowing as we are known. Knowing our true identity. Knowing God the Father and Jesus the Son. Knowing that God is OUR Father and we ARE Jesus His Son. Living in the context of Sonship. In the context of unity with God. Unity with LOVE. A Father's love affirms and empowers His Son. That's why the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove and the Father declared, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" BEFORE Jesus started His ministry. Daddy isn't well pleased (or disappointed even) with you because of what you do. He looks past the surface stuff and into the heart. Daddy is well pleased with you because of who you are. Because of who HE is. Guys, there's no condemnation in Christ. Daddy isn't up there on a cloud, with a lightning bolt in His hand, waiting to "get you" every time you mess up. 2,000 years ago on the cross He "got you." He drew you into Himself and planted Himself in you. He reconciled you back to Himself. He never left mankind, but mankind chose to go their own way. Adam and Eve hid from the presence of God. But even then God's promise was true. He said He would never leave us nor forsake us and He never has. And He never will. He let us go our own way. He let us try to find our own path. He let us do what was in our hearts to do. And then, at the appointed time, He became flesh and dwelt among us. He came right down into our midst and showed us a more excellent way. He couldn't leave us in bondage to sin and death anymore. Couldn't let the journey continue to be a constant struggle where we reached for the carrot, but the stick always kept it just out of reach. He wanted something better for us. What Father doesn't want the best for His Son? So He got rid of the stick. He fulfilled the Law--the Law that MAN, not God, wanted in the first place--and nailed it to the cross. He became sin so we could become His righteousness. He did what we couldn't do and finished the work. So that we could rest. So that we might have life and that more abundantly. So that we could ENJOY the journey. He brought us out of religion and into relationship. So that we might KNOW Him. With a heart knowledge (experiential knowledge) and not just a head knowledge. Not just know ABOUT Him, but truly KNOW Him. See Him as He is. Not as an angry, distant taskmaster, but as a loving Father who would literally rather die than be without us. And now that His master plan has been fulfilled we can enjoy the journey of abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life. We can partake of the Divine Nature. We can learn and grow without fear of punishment or condemnation. We can be who we are instead of trying to be someone we're not. We can let God love us, and we can love one another with that same love. We can live in the context of Sonship!