Day 10: God's Love

The Prompt: Write something inspirational.

Yay, I'm into double digits now!  This prompt should be easy.  :)

Here is something inspirational: God loves you.  I know, I know, it seems like a fairly elementary idea, but think about what the words mean for a minute.  God-the Maker of all the universe, the Supreme Being, the only powerful God- loves (definition: to have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person; to have a feeling of intense desire; to thrive on or need) you.  Yes, you, a mere human.  A person who has made mistakes and failed Him in one way or another.  A sinner.  Yet, despite all our mistakes and shortcomings God continues to love us!

Now, this realization can either make you feel really guilty (which I don't want you to feel), or it can cause you to love God back with the beginnings of the same love He shows you.  This is actually pretty easy to do once you can appreciate the intensity that God loves you.  After all, God desires your love.  That is why you were created.  I read Luke 15 this morning, and I think that chapter, along with 1 Cor. 13 should be called "The Love Chapters."  In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables: the story of the shepherd who leaves his 99 sheep to search for 1, the parable of the woman who has 10 coins and searches endlessly until she finds her 1, and the story of the prodigal son.  All three show us the extent of how God loves us.

• He is devoted to us, using circumstances in life in one way or another to draw us to Him.
• He loves with a love so strong that He is willing to do anything to get our attention.  He is desperate for our love.
• His love is patient.  No matter how long it takes, no matter how much we resist, He will continue to chase after us.
• Through His love, He gives us grace and mercy beyond comprehension.  We don't deserve His love, but He gives it freely, practically begging us to accept it.
• God's love is like a father's love.  It cares, provides, and protects.
• His love has no boundaries.

No other love in all the whole compares with this kind of love!  How can you not love God?

Some of my favorite songs are ones that depict this love for us.  They make God's love much more real.  In conclusion, I'd like to share some of the many that exist.  I linked a video to the title if you want to listen to the whole song. 

Always Enough by Casting Crowns

Your love is peace to the broken
Faith for the widow, hope for the orphan, strength for the weak
Your love is the anthem of nations, rings out through the ages
And You're always enough for me

So Far to Find You by Casting Crowns
You were broken, abandoned
And crying all alone
We were waiting and praying
And longing to bring you home
And then we saw your face
In a moment you were wrapped up in our hearts
We took a step of faith
And now here we are

Will you let me hold you in my arms tonight
I have come so far to find you
So far to find you
Will you take my love and give up the fight
I have come so far to find you
So far to find you

By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North
Why are you looking for love?
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough?
To where will you go child?
Tell me where will you run, to where will you run?

'Cause I'll be by your side wherever you fall
In the dead of night whenever you call
And please don't fight these hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Beloved by Tenth Avenue North
You're My beloved
Lover I'm yours
Death shall not part us
It's you I died for
For better or worse
Forever we'll be
My Love it unites us
And it binds you to Me
It's a mystery

Never Gone by Colton Dixon
I'm still standing here
No I didn't disappear
Now the lights are on
See I was never gone

I let go of your hand
To help you understand
With you all along
Yeah, I was never gone

Not Alone by RED
I am with you
I will carry you through it all
I won't leave you I will catch you
When you feel like letting go
Cause you're not, you're not alone

"And remember, God made you special, and He loves you very much!  Bye!"