To Be Loved

This last week has been such a deep reminder of God’s love especially in suffering. It’s easy to feel anything but loved when we are hurting, broken and lost. But it’s in those moments that God’s love is revealed in the most unique and compassionate ways.

Sometimes we might not even feel His presence, but He is there, always close to the broken hearted. Sometimes we might see our circumstances as a punishment, but He disciplines those He loves. Sometimes we can’t hear Him through all the chaos, but He is there in the stillness, whispering words of love and encouragement.

When we take a moment to look at our circumtances with Godly perspective we can see that we are held by His righteous right hand. We can see the many times that through Him, we have survived challenges that would have never been possible on our own.

We can remember that in the waiting we have been called to watch for Him. That means that He will come. He stands by His promises and He cannot lie. He is the anchor for our souls.

And even though life can be so unfair, we serve a God who will use that unfairness for good. So much good that we can’t help but be joyful about the very circumstances that first caused our pain and brought us to a closer relationship with Him.

This is what it is to be loved.