Do you have a vague, unsettling feeling – just under the surface – that God is annoyed with you?
He’s not.
1 Corinthian 13’s description of love is a description of Him, because He is love. He “is not easily irritated or quick to take offense” (1 Cor. 13:5, TPT). He’s simply not one to get annoyed. On the contrary, He’s overflowing with love for you. He can’t help it. It’s just who He is. He eagerly awaits the moment you wake up in the morning. He just can’t stop watching you with a happy heart. He thinks about you all day long.
Take a good long look at this verse: “He will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zeph. 3:17, ESV). How about you? When do you sing loudly? Isn’t it when you are full of emotion and you need to let it out? What comes to mind for me is a car ride with your favorite jam turned up to full volume. You are bouncing around in your seat as you travel forward, belting out the lyrics to that song you love so much. Pure enjoyment.
That’s God when it comes to you. He just plain enjoys you. He bursts into over-the-top singing at the sight and sound of you.
He doesn’t want you to be afraid. So He “will quiet you by His love.” The more you turn your heart towards His love, the more He will pour the revelation of it into you. His tenderness will sooth your soul. It will quiet your fears. It will provide the very real comfort that you need each day.
So no, He is not irritated with you. Quite the opposite. Right this very moment, He is taking pleasure in you. He is rejoicing over you with a heart so glad about who you are. You know, my friend, God really, really likes you. He wants that truth to be the starting point for your day… and the underlying, defining bedrock of your soul throughout each hour of your existence.
Before you rush off onto the next thing you need to do, just sit with this life-altering truth for a prolonged moment. Daddy God likes you, for you. He really, really does.
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Do you know at a deep, deep level that God relishes your company?
Feeding On Jesus 
Always loved that verse in Zepheniah.
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Meeeee too! ;D
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Thank GOD He is not irritated easily. I can be an ‘irritating person’ Grace assures me HE LOVES ME. Thank God HE has saved me I am His Child. Thank you for this post.
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Yes! I, too, am thankful beyond words for His amazing kindness and patience!
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For this very fact you mention, we should want to do all we can for Him in return.
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Yes, yes, and AMEN! Jesus let us love you better and better every day!
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I LOVE this! Yes, I pray every day that I can be child He delights in – a child that makes Him laugh with pleasure. He suffered enough to save me. From now on I want to make Him happy. 😊💕
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Meeeeee too, Annie! I remember being on a missions trip to Botswana when I was 19 and telling Him with tears sstreaming down my face that I wanted my life to be pleasing to Him. It has been a life-long deep desire!
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I loved this, I wasn’t thinking He didn’t like me or was annoyed with me but the words you said here made my heart rejoice. It’s always nice to be told someone loves you but likes you. That does speak to me and fills me with pure joy. Thank you my faithful Sister♥️
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Aww, Vi, that makes me really happy! I am blessed beyond words to know that it brought you joy!
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Also, it is SO good to hear from you on here! Truly, thank you for taking the time to comment, it means more than you know 💖
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Amen to this truth! And embracing it so we can pass on this good news every chance we get! ❤
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Yes and amen, Hamish! 😀
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