Special Ways God Loves You

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Special Ways God Loves You

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There is an alarming development over the past several years. People wonder if they actually matter. These “wonderings” happen deep in people’s hearts. Depression has broken some. Discouragement wraps devastating effects around serious global developments. Pandemic, natural disasters, wars and rumors of wars, global warming, political unrest. I think it’s time for a strong look at Special Ways God Loves You. May you be encouraged as you connect with the God who loves you.

Special Ways God Loves You

The idea that God has chosen you because He wants you – is the perfect place to start. As people feel devastating effects of too many tragedies and challenges, hope starts to slip off. If not serious discouragement, there are at least grave concerns.

Going back to roots that stabilize life helps re-set perspective. Those roots strongly feed hope. Roots are “under” things, mostly invisible. But they are real. Tenacious. Gnarly roots speak of history: past growth, overcoming difficulties, nurturing what is visible as they spread underneath and across vast expanses, stabilizing what still matters.

Let me say it again. God has chosen you because He wants you. And He wants you because He loves you.

The Raw Reality Of God’s Love

Sometimes people find it hard to connect with God’s love for them. It seems kind of distant, obscure, intangible. Maybe like trying to grasp the beautiful clouds in a sunny, blue sky.

There are reasons people wonder about God’s love for them – especially since it feels like trying to hold a cloud:

It’s the faith thing! That makes it not tangible and hard to grab onto.
There are too many past hurts.
I tried. It didn’t work.
Pride puts up walls.
It’s so hard to believe God loves me that much.

Those are some of many barriers that keep you disconnected from God’s tender and tenacious love. Yet He loves you. God designed and created you. Like every individual on the globe, you are precious to Him. God is not just concerned about the big picture, nations, creation. He is concerned about you and the purpose for your life.

From the root of His love, God grows up a sturdy, resilient existence that thrives even when times get really bad. This existence can be yours. You can thrive.

Scriptures About Special Ways God Loves You

Here are a few of many proclamations and promises of God’s love for you:

Jer. 31:3 – “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”
Heb. 13:5 – “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Deut. 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Jn. 3:16 – “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Ps. 36:7 – “How priceless is Your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.”
Ps. 57:10 – “For great is Your love, reaching to the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.”
Ps. 94:18 – “When I said, “My foot is slipping,” Your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.”

God’s Love Is Free

The special ways God loves you eliminates performance issues most people seem to have. You don’t have to perform to enjoy God’s love. It’s free! God wants you to be you! As your loving, brilliant Creator who knows your design, He is the best person to help you know how to be “you.” He helps you fulfill your life purpose.

Too often when you figure out the unique aspects that make you “you,” it’s tempting to think – “those things make me special.” God does not see you that way. He simply decided you are special to Him – as you are. He wants you!

You did nothing to attract His attention.
Nothing you accomplished made you extra special.
You are intelligent, but that’s not what turned His head your direction.
Nothing about your appearance or personality put you above the crowd.
You really don’t get credit for any reason God wants you. He simply wants to show you favor!

What an undeserved honor! You can be “you” without apology. God sees you with grace. And He wants you to see yourself with His grace. God also sees you with unending knowledge and future possibilities. Do you see yourself this way?

Roots Of Special Ways God Loves You

Now it’s time to dive down into the roots and identify the special ways God loves you. Remember: roots are “under things” – under you. Roots stabilize and strengthen what is over them. They are invisible but they nurture what is visible. Roots are gnarly from experiences and struggles and they spread over a vast territory. Roots support you.

Created In His Image

You have been created in God’s image, a little lower than angels (some translations say – a little lower than God. Ps. 8). You have been crowned with glory and honor – made to rule over your domain. Your domain is your world, your life, your influence. God decided to give you this position of power. You are also God’s child from the beginning. All these things represent God’s heart toward you.