the love of God

“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 ‭8‬:‭38‬-‭39‬ ‭

“Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you.”
Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭4‬ ‭

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭13‬-‭16‬ ‭

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭29‬-‭31‬ ‭

The love of the Lord is so incredible + so deep that we can’t even comprehend it. The love that He holds in His heart for me + for you is so so amazing. My prayer over the last couple days has been, “God, show me Your love for me.” I’ve prayed this over + over + I have seen God show me His love in so many ways. I’ve read passages during my devotions that speak directly of His love for me. I’ve been encouraged + built up by the love of His people. I’ve listened to songs + worshipped Him, praising Him for His love. I’ve seen beautiful sunsets that He created with no where even close to the care that He took in creating me. If God made the sky that beautiful with just a word, how much more beautiful has He made me?

Right now, hurricane Helene is passing through Georgia right now. (Please pray for the people being affected by it!!!!) Georgia is in the path of it, + we are experiencing it here, but we are getting a pretty light version compared to the bulk of the storm. However, we have had a ton of rain + wind. As much as I love rain, it has been a little discouraging for every day to just be wet + dark + gloomy/dreary all the time.

However, God was able to use the storm + the hurricane tonight to show me the incredible depth of His love for me. We had a time of prayer + worship tonight, + one of my favorite songs, How He Loves, started playing. Some of the lyrics go like this, “He is jealous for me. Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree bending beneath the weight of His wind + mercy…Oh, how He loves us so, oh, how He loves us.” As this song played, I felt God calling me to go outside in the literal torrential downpour of rain that was happening outside. I went outside + knelt in the inch or so of water flowing across the sidewalk + just felt insane amounts of rain completely wash over. As I knelt there, I felt God very clearly saying to me, “my love for you is greater than this.”

WOW. what an amazing + tangible answer to prayer. God is so so good. The rain that I felt washing over me, that literally soaked me in seconds, + the water flowing over me was just a FRACTION of the outpouring of God’s incredible love for me. Praise the Lord!!