God News: An Extraordinary Love Story
I’m not going to say, I have good news and bad news, since that’s not true. But I am going to share good news and God news.
And this particular news piece features an extraordinary love story.
Love is one of those loose and hard to define terms we overuse and misuse. Instead of like, we use love for everything from possessions and food to our favorite sports teams and celebrities.
We love ice-cream, brands, songs, books, and our favorite movies.
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Honestly, I use love to describe my affections for cinnamon rolls, pasta, Chai tea lattes, boots, the Hallmark Channel, and sunsets.
And that’s only a few of my loves.
Still, we struggle to understand love—a feeling or an emotion?
In life’s hard moments, we may lose the loving feeling. For me, abandonment extinguished the emotion. Like when my dad vanished from my life for a few years.
Furthermore, culture woos us with a shallow love from people, things, and false ideas and religions.
Sometimes love fades when hearts break. My heart broke after friendships dissolved and family members died including a baby in utero. I lost hope in love.
Am I Lovable?
Then, there’s this: For a portion of my life, I wondered, Am I lovable?
Inside chatter tried to convince me otherwise. Internal voices mocked true love. Only the lovely, the best, the deserving—basically, the cream of the crop—meet the standards.
I assumed love only thrived in shiny things and people.
Ever wondered if you are lovable? Or, maybe like me, you’ve questioned what it takes for others to consider you someone worth loving.
How do we secure love without prerequisites? A kissing-tear-wiping-make-it-better-kind-of-love.
There’s good news and God news. Although less outwardly frilly, a timeless love exists that’s unfailing and undying.
Jesus Christ, God’s Son, came to earth and died for us on Calvary’s cross. Why? Because…
God loves us, this we know, for the Bible tells us so.
It’s good, good news!
God loves us, this we know, for the Bible tells us so. It's good, good news! #GoodNews #GodIsLove Share on XGod News About Love
This good news exposes God news: God’s love is past, present, and future tense. He loved us in the womb. He loves us today and tomorrow and every day into the future.
God's love is past, present, and future tense. He loved us in the womb. He loves us today and tomorrow and every day into the future. Share on XHis love is a sure love…never lost, only found.
And it gives us hope in a guaranteed pledge of love that’s never eliminated from our lives.
This I call to mind and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end. (Lamentations 3:21-22 ESV)
No matter the outcome of our experiences with other types of love. The writer of Lamentations reminds us of hope in God’s steadfast love.
It’s loyal, unwavering, unconditional, dependable, and never ceases…ever.
Regardless of what others say or think or do: I am lovable. You are lovable.
Extraordinary Love Story
Once in a while, I enjoy sharing a storyline video my husband and I created 8-9 years ago. Because I like retelling my story of searching for real love. And it’s still as true today as ever.
Photos courtesy of Friday’s Forever on YouTube.
Last week’s post, A Bible Verse When Life Shakes Us Up.
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Amen. You are loved. I’m thankful for God’s love. He comforts us and covers us with His peace and love. Have a blessed day!
Yes, Melissa. 100%! This I call to mind and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end. (Lamentations 3:21-22 ESV)
I so enjoyed your video story, Karen! Yes, we are loved by the amazing God who knows us from beginning to end with no exceptions. We are all so blessed, aren’t we? It’s so nice to be reminded of how lovable we truly are!
Thanks so much, Martha. I’ve learned to quiet and ignore lies from the enemy about being lovable. The God who Knows us loves us completely. And we don’t have to do or not do anything to earn God’s love, it’s freely given. God bless.
I am blessed to see the video story Karen. Will uphold you in my prayers.
May God bless you and keep you safe.
Appreciate that, James. Jesus loves us, the Bible tells us so. God bless you.
Amen. Praise God. He loves us. 3 little words. Biggest impact ever! I “love” your video, Karen, and your ministry and testimony. God surely knew you and knows you. And He uses you.
Thanks, Stephen. I pray to always tell my story as part of God’s bigger love story for all of us. God bless.
And because He loves us, we can love others. Thanks Karen.
Oh yes, from the outpouring of His love, we love others. We love because He first loved us. God bless, Yvonne.
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So good and helpful, Karen. God loves me completely. I don’t deserve it, yet he does. And he IS love! I am blessed and truly grateful to be loved by the Lord of the Universe.
I am grateful for His love, too, Jessica. It’s beyond comprehension humanly speaking, but ah so true and wonderful! God bless.
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