→

The following verse is extremely profound to me:

1 John 4:18 NIV

18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

And this is the NLT version:

1 John 4:18 NLT

18Such love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of judgment, and this shows that his love has not been perfected in us.

Profound. Ridiculously profound. This means that God’s love has not been perfected in me. Because I’ll be honest – I am afraid of being seperated from Him all the time. I am fearful of that… always.