We make choices revolved around the acceptance of others. We make decisions based on what other people would think of us. We go out of our way for people over and over with only an intent to be loved. We do all of this and more to simply be loved and accepted by other people.
Why do we have such a craving to be accepted and loved by other people when we have a Creator who loves us unconditionally? There's numerous examples of His love for us throughout the Bible. 1 John 3:1 states "See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are!" We must really be loved if the King of Kings is willing to call us HIS children! Jeremiah 31:3 says "I have loved you with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself." God loves us with a constant and boundless love, and nothing we can do can separate us from that love according to Romans 8:38. John 3:16 tells us that God loved us enough to send His only son as a ransom for us. In Hebrews, He promises us that He will NEVER leave us or relinquish His love for us.
All of these verses were written long before we were born, yet the love He lavishes over each of us remains the same. The way we look, the choices we make, or who we are doesn't define the love that God has for us. A little hard to understand isn't it? We base our love for others on so much more, but God loves us because He created us. He has loved us since the beginning, and that same love will continue eternally.
Even in spite of all of this, we still desire to be loved and accepted by other people. That's natural; We were born with a longing to be loved. But we must keep in mind that we were also born with a Father who already loves us. We were born with a love that doesn't have to be earned. He began to love us individually before we were even formed in our mother's womb. Let that soak in for a little while...
We are loved!!!
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