How do we know when we’re loved? When I was younger, I was convinced I was loved by the one who made me feel all soft and warm inside. Then I grew up and learned that love is something much more complex. Sometimes people say that some fathers and husbands have a hard time expressing their love. But these same fathers and husbands may counter that statement by saying they show their love by paying the bills. How do we know we’re truly loved? When the bills are paid…the children fed… when Dad lets us use the car…when someone tells us how wonderful we are…when we’re showered with presents?
I think one of the best ways we can know we’re loved is when someone helps us do things for our own good. When someone lovingly tells us truth about ourselves and gently helps us correct destructive behavior. We may not want to hear it and may not pay attention, but at least someone loves us enough to draw us to that place where we can change, if we choose.
But did you know that the Greatest Lover of all times said, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” ? (Jeremiah 31:3, NIV) An everlasting love—a forever love! Isn’t that what every woman truly longs for? God is our Forever Lover who won’t abuse us, cheat on us, divorce us, refuse to support the kids, or desert us when we grow old. He is the One who is always on our side, and cannot lie to us, or let us lie to Him or ourselves. He is the One who sees us as we truly are, deep inside, but loves us just the same. You might think that to be worthy of such a Forever Lover we’d have to be pretty spectacular ourselves. What He asks is that we believe in Him, trust Him, and love Him in return.
The Greatest Lover...A Forever Love. Now that’s a good word.
Copyright © 2010 Barbara Hemming. All Rights Reserved.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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