(Jeremiah 31:3 MSG) ... God told them, “I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!

World's Way
Locate the "right person"
Fall in love.
Put all my hope in them.
WHEN failure occurs, Repeat steps 1, 2, & 3

God's Way
Become the "right person"
Walk in love.
Put all hope my hope in God.
If failure happens repeat steps 1, 2, & 3.

(Hebrews 13:5 NLT) ... God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never abandon you."

(Ephesians 5:32 MSG) ... I don’t pretend to understand it all. What is clearest to me is the way Christ treats the church. And this provides a good picture of how each husband is to treat his wife, loving himself in loving her, and how each wife is to honor her husband.

• Commitment doesn't hinge on your mood.

(Deuteronomy 32:4 NLT) He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!

(Philippians 4:13 NLT) For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

1. You're God's highest priority.
(1 John 3:16 NLT) We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. ...

(Luke 15:4 NLT) "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?

2. God's always in pursuit.
(Revelation 3:20 NLT) "Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.

3. A place to belong.
(Romans 8:1 NLT) So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

(1 Peter 2:9 NLT) ... you are a chosen people. ... God's very own possession. ...

4. A place of protection.
(Psalm 91:3 NLT) For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.

(Psalm 91:11 NLT) For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.
(Psalm 91:14 NLT) The LORD says, "I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.

5. A path to be restored.

(1 John 1:9 NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

(1 Timothy 2:3-4 NLT) God our savior who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.