Why does God love me?
I’ve had a quote from President Uchtdorf on my mind lately. He answered the question: “Why does Heavenly Father love us?”
Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount—that is the measure of God’s love for you.
God does not look on the outward appearance. I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely.
He loves us because He is filled with an infinite measure of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are important to God not because of our résumé but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked.
What this means is that, regardless of our current state, there is hope for us. No matter our distress, no matter our sorrow, no matter our mistakes, our infinitely compassionate Heavenly Father desires that we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us.
God’s love is independent of what I do.
I highlighted those adjectives in the 3rd paragraph, because each one has applied to me at some point in my life… some currently. It’s beautiful knowing that God’s love is independent of that!
God’s love is dependent on who I am.
I’m not talking about who I think I am. I’m not talking about who I want others to think I am, or who I am trying to be. I’m talking about who I truly am, eternally — God’s child. That’s the truest identity I have, that I can’t ever change, and that’s why He loves me :)
That means… God’s love has everything to do with what I can’t control and nothing to do with what I can!
My recent HWN has been remembering and experiencing God’s unchanging love for me :)
p.s. I got to attend the Jordan River Temple open house recently. Beautiful!
Dear Zach,
Thanks for visiting my blog “Lighting the Lamp” and liking an article there (“What does the bible say about physical appearance?”).
I just went to your blog and the following resonated as it reminded me of a Bible passage.
You wrote:
“God does not look on the outward appearance. I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely.”
The Bible says:
1 Samuel 16:7 “7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”
When you get a spare 5 minutes, I’d strongly encourage you to read the following article:
http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0001/0001_01.asp
It’s about full repentance from the heart unto life for all people, regardless of who they are or what they’ve done in life.
May Jesus bless you.
Kind regards in Christ,
Naomi
No problem! Thanks for coming back to my blog too :) I appreciate your thoughtfulness in your response and sharing further resources for me to look into. I’ll definitely check that out. The scripture you reference is also great and perfectly relevant. Thanks! Wish you all the best!
Wonderful post! Very timely for me. It’s awesome because it led me here after I prayed :) God Bless you.
PS.
Thanks for liking my post.
Thanks Bell, and thanks for reading :) Glad it was helpful!
One of my favorite quotes
Glad you like it. Me too!