JOHN 14:15-26<br /><br />Real love brings security into our life. For many of us, feelings of insecurity contribute to the power of our dependency. Believing that love can bring lasting security may be hard for those of us who have been abandoned. Maybe someone we loved betrayed our trust. Perhaps someone turned away from us when we betrayed theirs. It could be that someone we needed died, leaving us permanently.<br /><br />Jesus promised, “No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you” (John 14:18). We may ask, How can I trust in God’s love when it feels like all I’ve ever known is love that disappoints? Here’s the difference: Jesus is the only one who entered our life through the “one way” door of death. “God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins” (1 John 4:9-10). The psalmist wrote, “For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. . . . The wind blows, and we are gone . . . But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him” (Psalm 103:14-17).<br /><br />God’s love is unconditional and always waiting for us. Turning our life over to God involves opening the door of our heart to his love. Filling up on God’s love helps us to avoid relapses. It meets us at our deepest need and overcomes our most powerful insecurities.