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I Am Loved

God is the author of love and the epitome of love, so it makes sense to base our understanding of love on Him. That’s where the Bible comes in. When God inspired the Bible, He didn’t do it in the form of a textbook. Instead, it’s more like a series of journals, truths, and stories from people learning to walk with God. 

One of those people, a disciple of Jesus’s named John, summed up the complexity and grandeur of God’s nature, character, and power in one succinct phrase: “God is love” (1 John 4:8). Notice he didn’t just say, “God is loving” (although that is true) or, “God loves you and me” (also true). He said God is love. 

Love isn’t just an action or an emotion coming from God—it is His very essence. Every aspect of God’s nature and every action He takes is consistent with true, eternal love. 

Now, say this sentence to yourself: “I am loved.” Say it again, in case it didn’t sink in the first time. Did you believe it when you said it? Or did you wonder if you were really worthy of love? Notice this statement isn’t, “I am loved, for now,” or, “I am loved, as long as I make right choices.” 

It’s amazing how often we subconsciously add those conditions when we think of God’s love for us. Perhaps it’s because our own love for others tends to be conditional on their actions toward us, so it’s difficult to comprehend a love that cannot be defeated. 

Understanding God’s unconditional love brings a feeling many of us often don’t experience: peace. We don’t have to maintain some façade of worthiness or perform at a certain level of holiness in order to keep God’s love. We have that love already. 

God’s love for us will not change and cannot be broken by outside forces or internal failures. This confidence comes with a peace that replaces the anxiety and self-condemnation that are so often the soundtracks of our lives. God’s unbreakable love means we have freedom to learn and grow, even when that looks like failure.

I am loved. Such a simple yet powerful truth. God’s love wraps us in His arms, despite the messes we make, and carries us into the future He has prepared for us. 

Declare

I am loved, so I love without reservation.