God is Crazy About You

I recently read a story about a young lady whose dad was a famous 80s child actor.  In her quest to find importance apart from his fame – all her friends became her friends, she thought, just to meet her dad - she sought validation, from among other things, her Instagram followers.   The problem was that if anyone unfollowed her it would send her into a deep depression where she couldn’t even get out of bed for a week at a time.   I felt bad for her.  Who would think that a wealthy, drop-dead gorgeous, young woman would have any reason to feel so bad?

The need to be loved and recognized is vital and real, which is why knowing how God feels about us is so important.

He says…

We are redeemed

We belong to Him

He is always with us

He is our Savior

We are precious in His sight

He loves us

He leads us in triumph

We have been blessed with every spiritual blessing

We are chosen

We have access to Him through Christ

His peace guards our hearts and minds

He supplies all our needs

And Deuteronomy 28 delivers this mind-blowing passage: “God blesses me inside the city, and in the country; He blesses my children, the crops of my land, the young of my livestock, the calves of my herds, the lambs of my flocks.  He blesses my basket and bread bowl, and He defeats my enemies.” 

Next time we are tempted to worry or even care about what a mere human thinks about us, let’s remember that God is CRAZY about us!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, thank You for being madly in love with us.  We receive so many mixed messages every day about what makes us likeable, special, or loved.  One day we’re on top of the world and the next day it’s as though no one cares.  But You love us with an abiding, everlasting love no matter what.  We’re always number one in Your eyes, and that’s all that matters.  Help us to have a healthy and emotionally stable view of our selfworth because of the value YOU place on us. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!