You are Loved

Sixteen years ago, I gave my life to Christ. Even though I was young, I heard God speaking to me, and I thought I knew what it meant to be saved. Growing up, I didn’t always walk in God’s ways. I didn’t always go to church, I didn’t always pray, I didn’t always do the things He wanted me to, but I still felt that He was with me, waiting on me to fully give myself to Him. It wasn’t until years later that I was fully confident in saying I’m a believer and choose to intentionally live a Christian life. I’m thankful to God for being patient with me and for being faithful, because I now know I couldn’t live my life without Him. Many people feel that they have to be in a perfect place and that they have to be this perfect person doing everything right to accept Jesus in their lives, but that is a lie. He loves us, no matter where we are in our lives. He knows we are not perfect, and yet, He accepts us with open arms. He says, "You belong to Me" and tells us to “Come as you are”. Jesus paid the price for all of our sins, and so we can come to God at anytime for anything. In His eyes, we are loved, forgiven, and accepted. In our lives, we strive to be complete, to be whole, but you are not fully complete without God. Everything that you are lacking, missing, or in need of, He is the answer. If you haven’t already, give Him a try. His love, protection, guidance, anointing far outweighs anything we can ever have in this world. It is never too late and never too early to call on His Name. He loves you and will never give up on you. ​ John 3:16 (NKJV) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Romans 10:9-10(NIV) “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” Isaiah 43:1 (NKJV) “But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.” ​ #YouAreLoved #JesusChrist #LordOurFather #LivingThroughHope ​