Rest for Your Weary HeartSample

You Are Always Loved

Set down the expectations. Release the checklists in your mind. The ones that say things like “act like you’re fine” and “get it all done.” Those are not the scripts the Creator of your soul has written for your story.

No, his words sound more like…

You are loved no matter what.

Your work doesn’t determine your worth.

You are allowed to be human.

Life is not meant to be a high-pressure tightrope. It’s meant to be a walk of grace. One with room for stumbles and setbacks, detours and delays. It has a wide shoulder where you can sit down for awhile. It has no speed limit or performance police who will give you a ticket for going too fast or too slow.

You are allowed to be as you are today. There is no impossible standard you must meet, no test you must pass, no invisible row of judges scoring how well you’re doing.

Your belovedness is secure. It doesn’t fluctuate like a stock or change like the weather. It is anchored in the heart of the God whose promises never fail, who always keeps his word, who has said he will never leave or forsake you.

Being “okay” is not what he is requiring of you today. He only asks that you believe—and part of that is trusting you are always loved.

You are always loved...

On the days you are happy.

On the days you are sad.

On the days you feel strong.

On the days you feel weak.

On the days when you are okay.

On the days when you are not.

There are no exceptions, no limitations, no fine print or asterisks in the contract. You are loved as much on your worst day as you are on your very best. It is time to let your soul rest.