God remains faithful and stable no matter our circumstances or feelings about it. We can feel confident in abandoning ourselves to His will. So be doers of the Word and don’t be satisfied with merely hearing it. This ‘relationship’ becomes a fruitive union, where we become more and more like Him, who is full of Glory and Majesty.
Suffering, when given to Him leads to restoration of this union, don’t fear it.
On the other hand Satan, the Lord of this world promises so much but all of it merely leads to greater cravings of physical pleasures.
Be familiar with what true goodness and love is, be indifferent to the lack of it in yourself, and in turn seek and appreciate it in others.
The greatest way to love God and His children is through obedience to His commandments.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves His children, too. We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey His commandments. Loving God means keeping His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith and who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. –1 John 5:1-5