text: i ask this question yesterday, but for what ever reason it was messed up..? why can't you just believe that god loves you? many don't want to know or believe god loves them because then they would have to acknowledge the guilt they feel when they do something they know they shouldn't be doing.  it is quite amazing, but if any of you have ever experienced the death of a very close friend or family member, i am sure you can relate to the thoughts that "now they can see everything i am doing". it can be kind of creepy, but sometimes it stops a person from doing something they really shouldn't when they think someone will know exactly what they are doing and how they are doing it.  when a person acknowledges god and his love they then feel open and perhaps vulnerable and therefore accountable for their actions.  some don't allow god's love in as well because then they would have to admit also that they were "loveable"!