Day 171 Rooted in Love | Ephesians 3:17–18

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What foundation are you building your spiritual life upon? Today's reflection takes us to Ephesians 3:17-18, exploring what it truly means to be "rooted and established in love." This isn't just another emotional message – it's a transformational paradigm shift for how we approach our faith journey.

Many of us unconsciously build our spiritual lives on duty, fear, or achievement. These motivations might drive consistent behavior temporarily, but they crumble under pressure. Paul's prayer reveals a better way – when Christ dwells in our hearts, we become grounded in a love that sustains us through every season.

The transformative power comes when we genuinely believe God loves us at our worst, not just our best. Our service becomes an overflow of gratitude rather than an attempt to earn favor. We forgive faster. We love others with more grace. We stop working for approval and start working from love. This subtle shift changes everything about how we experience and express our faith.

God's love has dimensions – width, length, height, and depth – that we're invited to explore throughout our lifetime. Each new season reveals another facet of divine love we hadn't previously understood. As we continually ask God to reveal His love to us, our roots grow deeper into this truth, and our entire approach to the Christian life shifts from duty-driven religion to love-motivated devotion.

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(00:23):
Today is day 171, rooted inLove.
From Ephesians, chapter 3,verses 17 and 18, from the New
Living Translation, that Christmay dwell in your hearts through
faith, and I pray that you,being rooted and established in
love, may have power to grasphow wide and how long and high

(00:47):
and deep is the love of Christ.
Paul's prayer isn't just for usto know love, it's for us to be
rooted in it, because love ismore than a feeling, it's a
foundation.
If your faith is built on dutyor fear or achievement, it won't

(01:07):
last.
But when you're rooted in God'slove, when you believe he loves
you at your worst, not justyour best, everything changes.
You start to love others withmore grace, you forgive faster,
you serve with more joy, becauseyou're not working for approval
, you're working from love.

(01:28):
God's love is bigger than youknow, wider than you've explored
, stronger than you've trusted.
So ask him to show you againand again, let your roots go
deep into it and live from there.
Pray with me, jesus.

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Let your love be the soul myheart grows in.
I want to be rooted andestablished on how deeply you
care for me.
Help me grasp it more today andhelp me live like I truly
believe it, amen.
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