God likes you

Written by Soren Lock.

“We love because he first loved us.” (NIV) 1 John 4:19

As Christians, we are called to love God, and to love others. These are the two Great Commands (Matthew 22:37-40). But there is something we must do before we will be able to fulfill those commands - we must accept God’s love for us.

Recently I learned an important fact from a man as he told his life story. He explained that he had been a Christian for many years, that he had a good job, that he was active in his church, and that he was a good father. His family loved him, and he knew that God loved him. Despite any of his failings, he knew that God would still love him.

Slowly, his life began to unravel. His business began to have trouble, he became more easily irritated, his family began to distance themselves from him, and he slipped slowly into a deep state of depression. All this while, he knew that God loved him.

His challenge was that he felt that God’s love was a dutiful love - a love given out of duty, but not affection. He felt that since God said he would love him, God had to continue loving him. Finally, one day, he came to the realization which would reverse his downward spiral. He realized that God does not just love us, he really likes us!

God wants to spend time with you because he likes you. He cares for you like a father, because he likes that. He loves you with an unimaginable depth, but he also likes you. He does not love you because he has to love you. He loves you because he wants to love you. He loves you for you, and he likes you, regardless of anything you have done.

We must strive to love God and others, but we must accept God’s love first. So today, remember this as you strive to show love to God and others: God loves you, and God likes you!

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