Convinced of the Father's Love

 

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.  for I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 8:37-39

In Genesis when God created the world and man, He declared it good, very good.  Man had not done anything yet to prove or earn God's love.  God loved and declared goodness because that is what He saw in His creation.  God loved and declared goodness because that is who He is - period.  You and I will do nothing to alter this and Paul declares the reality of this truth for himself.  

Paul writes the words, declaring them for all of us to believe.

There are so many things that break this truth for us - the brokenness us humans carry that affect others, whether by simply being human or intentional choices to fill the void within ourselves.  We are not islands.  What we do affects each other.

Our hearts are restless until we find our worth and value in the One who created us and created us with love and goodness.  We search and we settle for less than because we aren't convinced of our worth or maybe we don't even know it.

God loved us while we were sinners.  Romans 5:8

So, today, if love feels like a distant truth and you are searching, searching and trying this thing and that one - stop for a moment.  Ask God to reveal Himself to you.  Lean towards Him in faith and may you know His love for you in ways that surprise you.