You Are Loved

But God shows us his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. –Romans 5:8 ESV

Some of us may have grown up in homes where there was anything but love, or maybe the love came with lots of conditions attached. God’s love is not like that. He offers agape (selfless, sacrificial, and unconditional) love. Even in our darkest moments, no matter what we have done, there has never been a second that God has not loved us. We must allow that truth to soak in. He has never had a bad thought about you or me! It is impossible for us to love others well until we accept God’s love. Humans will let us down, but God never will. Even when His answer is “no” or “not yet”, we can be certain that there’s a good reason behind it, even if it is never revealed to us. Our Father loves us so much that He sent His own Son, Jesus, to bear horrific suffering on the Cross to save us. God could have stopped the suffering and death of Jesus at any moment, but, for our sakes, He didn’t. Jesus’ suffering erases every mistake we’ve ever made!