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You know you don’t believe God loves you when…

• You assume others think the worst about you.
• You beat yourself up over your sin.
• You hesitate to come to Him with your problems or pain.
• You are afraid of Him.
• The thought of Him rejoicing over you makes you laugh or scream or cry.
• You feel like you have to get your act together before you are useful to Him.
• Everybody in your life has to be ‘perfect’ in order for you to love them.
• You feel like your good works make Him love you more.
• You feel like your failures make Him love you less.
• You assume that tragedy and suffering are punishment and rejection.
• You have to say “Yes” to every request – “they need you.”
• You assume He really doesn’t want what is best for you.
• You feel like He tolerates you.
• You constantly compare yourself to others.
• You make great demands on family and friends to meet your emotional needs.
• Your insecurities paralyze you from taking risks.
• The last thought before you go to bed is, “I’m a failure. I didn’t ______.”
• The thought of letting Him love you makes you squirm.
• You’re jealous when God blesses others with something you long for.
• You’re anxious about the way your kids make you look.
• You’re embarrassed by their failures and take credit for their successes.