This love is yours!

I didn't even have to think for a moment what to write to my parents for their 46th wedding anniversary! The words just flowed from my heart:

"Thank you, Mom & Dad, for your one-of-a-kind love! Thank you that I never need to doubt that you'll be together for the rest of your lives. Thank you for the great gift of the SECURITY of your love!"

Reading this, perhaps you're thinking "I wish I had parents like that." Or maybe even thoughts like "But I screwed up in MY marriage" or "I don't believe in love anymore" are coming to you right now. But do you know where this love begins? It doesn't begin with your parents or even with yourself. It begins with the One who is love! "...GOD IS LOVE…" (1 John 4:16, NLT, capitalization added) And because of this, we, too, can love! "We love each other because He loved us first." (1 John 4:19, NLT)

No matter what circumstances you grew up in or what you've faced since, you can love! It's even possible to love again if you've had traumatic relationships and your love has been taken advantage of in the past.

Please don't build your life on your experiences with earthly love when you can build your life on the One who is love itself! That love is yours for sure! (see John 3:16)

Today, I invite you to thank God for His love, just as I thanked my parents for theirs. As you do so, I pray that God's truth and perspective about love may be powerfully restored in your heart! "Heavenly Father, thank You for Your one-of-a-kind love and that I never need to doubt that You'll love me for the rest of my life. You are love, and thanks to You, I, too, can love! Thank You for the great gift of the security of Your love. In Jesus' name, amen."

You are a miracle!

Déborah

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