But this is a painful process. Why would He do this and allow us to go through the pain of seeing our failures? Doesn't He love us?
God is not trying to make us feel bad, shame us, or condemn us for not being faithful or not loving him more. He is seeking to get us to abandon our distrust so we will experience more of His love. Our distrust clouds our ability to see Him and His infinite love fully.
He is not exposing us because he's mad or upset with us; just the opposite. It is so we will draw nearer to him so we might experience more of his love.
Gods love is perfectly set upon us and determined by Christ's faithfulness, not ours. Peter denying Christ three times and pursuing him after, is a classic example of this process.
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