Loved

Title: Loved
Artwork by: Rebekah Vijayan

Description: 

Sometimes, we have big emotions. Heavy emotions that feel like they surround us an
are waiting to crush us.

Maybe we know what is causing us to feel the way we do. Maybe it is that what’s been
happening in our lives, to our communities or generally to the world is scary.

Or maybe we have no idea where they come from. We just know that the physical
sensations we experience and thoughts that come with our emotions make us feel even
more terrible about ourselves.

“What if people know?” we may worry. “What will they think? Will they judge us? Will
they stop talking to us?” Our anxious thoughts can be persistent and keep us stuck or
they may shift so fast that it feels like nothing is certain or steady.

Big emotions can be scary. Unlike our emotions, thoughts and feelings, though, there’s one truth that never changes which can give us lasting peace. It’s this:

Our Big God loves us.

God loves us no matter what we are feeling. In fact, He’s been loving us even before we
knew of Him (Ephesians 1:4). He loved us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die
to save us from the deadly consequences of our mistakes (John 3:16). He loved us so
much that He promised us the same everlasting life with which He raised His Son from
the dead.When we go to God today, we won’t find judgement. Only understanding (Hebrews
4:15) and an unconditional, life-saving love (John 3:17)