Hey y'all, I wanted to share this honest prayer that I wrote to God with tears in my eyes…
Hallelu Yah. Praise the Lord.
Lord, You are good.
And, You are faithful.
I know You are.
Please help me to continually trust You.
Holy Father,
I don't feel worthy. I know I can never be worthy of Your love and Jesus' sacrifice. I'll never measure up. But I don't feel worthy of human love either. There's nothing I do or am that is worthy of love. I'm just not worth it.
I'm too messy. Too sinful. Too broken. And too much.
Lord, I do believe You. I do believe you love and have a good purpose to use me. I just don't understand the why.
Why should anyone love this wreck? Why would anyone love this wreck? I don't do or am anything to deserve it.
I'm not really pretty, or smart, or strong, or brave, or funny, or talented, or tactful, or gifted.
And I still make so many mistakes.
I don't see a reason for someone to love me.
So, why do they?
We love because You first loved us. You taught us how to love. But why would anyone love me?
Because REAL LOVE is not selfish. So why would anyone chose me over themselves?
I don't deserve it.
Jesus did. Jesus chose me.
While I was still living in the mire of my sin, He came and died for me. There was nothing more He could have given up.
Lord, I don't understand.
I am loved. But there's no reason I should be loved.
There's nothing I can do to earn love. I just am loved.
It doesn't make logical sense. But, Lord, I am so grateful. You love me so wholly and completely. You will never leave me nor forsake me. No matter where I go or what I do. I am just loved. And I love You, Lord.
In Jesus Name, Amen
God is Love
1 John 4:7-21 talks extensively on love.
Love comes from God. He orchestrates it and fulfills it.
And He loves us so completely that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. In our rebellion and rejection of God, He never stopped loving us. He loves us unconditionally. And He wants to restore our relationship with Him.
"God showed how much He loved us by sending His only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him. This is real love. It is not that we loved God., but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”
-1 John 4:9-10
And it is out of that abundance of love, that we love each other.
"Dear friends, God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.”
-1 John 4:11
The Reminder
I wanted to remind each of you of the love God has for you. A love you can't earn. His love has no limits or conditions. There is no where you can go that His love won't find. He will never stop loving you.
"We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in Him. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them." -1 John 4:16
Let God's love cover you. Let it embrace your heart and fill your mind. Abide in His love. Take comfort in knowing that you are precious to the Lord.
Lastly, I want to share this quote by Max Lucado, from his book Just Like Jesus (which I totally recommend reading):
"God loves you just the way you are. If you think His love for you would be stronger if your faith were, you are wrong. If you think His love would be deeper if your thoughts were, wrong again. Don't confuse God's love with the love of people. The love of people often increases with performance and decreases with mistakes. Not so with God's love. He loves you right where you are."