Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Growing up, I never really felt like I fit in. I wasn’t cool enough to fit in with the popular kids. I wasn’t smart enough to fit in with the intellectuals. I wasn’t athletic at all. So fitting in with the sports set was out of the question. Everywhere I turned, I felt the reverberations of being “not enough.” Help me, Jesus.
Romans 5:6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
I’d love to say that I have shed the shame of feeling like I’m not enough, but it is something I continue to struggle with at times. The interesting difference now is that instead of not measuring up to the world’s perceived standards, it is my own caustic inner critic usually telling me I’m falling short in all the areas of my life. Thankfully, I have grown to understand that, regardless of my real or perceived failures, I am a deeply loved child of God. Right now. Exactly as I am. Thank You, Jesus.
Romans 8:39 …neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Lord, Thank You for this day, this scripture, this reminder that You love me because I am Yours—not because of anything I have done or will do, not because of what I look like or what the world thinks of me. Help me to love others, all others, the way that You love me—completely and fiercely, simply because they are Your creations. Draw us all closer to You. Amen.
1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Have a blessed day.
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