Does God Still Love Me When I Make Mistakes? Helping Children Understand God's Grace
It happened at bedtime. The lights were dim. The room was quiet. After a long day, my child looked up and asked softly: "Does God still love me when I make mistakes?" Perhaps your child has asked a similar question. Maybe they didn't use those exact words. Perhaps it sounded more like: "Is God angry with me?" "Did I disappoint God?" "Will God stop loving me?" Questions like these reveal something important: our children are trying to understand the heart of God. And how we respond matters. Why Children Ask Questions Like This Children are still learning how relationships work. They know that certain behaviors bring consequences. They know that parents correct them and sometimes they begin to assume that God's love works the same way: "If I behave well, God loves me." "If I fail, God loves me less." But the gospel tells a different story. God's love is not earned, it is given. The Beautiful Truth of Grace Romans 8:...