You Are Loved

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. - Psalm 139

Snow
I just love when it snows outside because, first, normally it causes the South to cancel school due to the fact that there is only one snow plow in a 50 mile area. Second, it is beautiful. When the world is quiet, reflecting the sun, and the snow remains untouched, there is a gentle tug at my heart that tells me that God is near. Only someone so great could create something so beautiful. 

This was yesterday, as the snow was just beginning to dust the ground. And, since this is South Carolina, anticipation for the snow to come was very high.

But I see God in the snow. Because He makes every snowflake different. No snowflake is exactly the same. Just like He makes us- each person unique. That's just so encouraging to me. If He puts so much time into creating each snowflake, then how much more does He invest Himself into my life. Psalm 139 is where I turn when I just need to be reminded of how much time He put into creating me, that He knows the depths of my heart. This passage just screams "You are special!" God says so.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I know that so many people need to hear that. Whether you have someone or you don't, it doesn't matter.

You. Are. Loved.

Go back and reread that. Say it out loud. God loves us more than we can possibly know. John 3:16-17. John 3:34.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:37-39

I only hope that each day, I can grasp a little more how much God loves me and that my actions will reflect that. But even more so, I want others to recognize that they, too, are important. That you are an essential part in His plan. No one goes unnoticed by Him. If he can spend time making each snowflake unique, if he knows when a sparrow falls, then how much more does he know you, how much more does he love you. 

So on Valentine's day, if you feel like you don't have someone special to share it with, remember that you are called to show God's love to anyone and everyone. Hopefully it makes it easier knowing, not only that you are loved, but that you also have a purpose for that day. Make it your mission to show love in exuberant ways. Let Him pour into you so that you have an overflow of love to give out.