Remembering God’s Love Helps Me to Love Others

In Isaiah 54:10 I read, “The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end." (GNT)

If I don’t feel loved by God, I’ll struggle to show love to others. Loving people is easy when I understand and remember the way God loves me.

Every day, I need to remind myself what God thinks about me, not what the world thinks or what I even think about myself.

Here are four things God thinks about me to help me remember why and how to love others:

I’m completely accepted. I may have spent much of my life trying to earn acceptance from my parents, peers, those I respect, those I envy, and even total strangers. But I need to realize God has already settled this issue of acceptance: “Jesus . . . made us acceptable to God” (Titus 3:7 CEV). What Jesus did on the cross made me completely acceptable to God, no matter what I’ve done or will do.

I’m unconditionally loved. God doesn’t say, “I love you if . . .” or “I love you because . . .” He says, “I love you, period!” No one can make God stop loving me, because his love isn’t based on what I do but on who he is. Isaiah 54:10 says, “The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end” (GNT).

I’m totally forgiven. Because Jesus died on the cross and gave his life as payment for my sins, I am totally forgiven when I accept God’s gift of forgiveness. Romans 8:1 says, “There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus” (NLT). God won’t rehearse my sins; he releases them.

I’m extremely valuable. The value of something is created by two things: who the owner is and what somebody’s willing to pay for it. I am a child of God and “have been bought and paid for by Christ” (1 Corinthians 7:23 TLB). Jesus Christ paid for me with his life. That’s how valuable I am.

When I remember that I’m accepted, loved, forgiven, and valuable to the Creator of the universe, I’ll be better equipped to show love to others.

In summary, the mountains and hills may crumble, but God’s love for me will never end. If I don’t feel loved by God, I’ll struggle to show love to others. Loving people is easy when I understand and remember the way God loves me. Every day, I need to remind myself what God thinks about me, not what the world thinks or what I even think about myself. Four things God thinks about me to help me remember why and how to love others: First, I’m completely accepted. God has already settled this issue of acceptance: What Jesus did on the cross made me completely acceptable to God, no matter what I’ve done or will do. Second, I’m unconditionally loved. God doesn’t say, “I love you if . . .” or “I love you because . . .” He says, “I love you, period!”  Thirdly, I’m totally forgiven. Because Jesus died on the cross and gave his life as payment for my sins, I am totally forgiven when I accept God’s gift of forgiveness. Lastly, I’m extremely valuable. The value of something is created by two things: who the owner is and what somebody’s willing to pay for it. Jesus Christ paid for me with his life. That’s how valuable I am. When I remember that I’m accepted, loved, forgiven, and valuable to the Creator of the universe, I’ll be better equipped to show love to others.

God's faithful love for me will always remain. His covenant of blessing will never be broken. If I'm not feeling loved, I'll have a hard time offering love to others. I need to remind myself every day what God truly thinks of me. I'm completely accepted because Jesus made me acceptable. Secondly I'm unconditionally loved. His love is not based on what I do, but on who he is. Thirdly I'm totally forgiven, because Jesus died on the cross and gave his life as a payment for my sins. Lastly I'm considered extremely valuable because of who he is and what he was willing to pay for me. He paid for me by Christ. That's how valuable I am. The same love that God gives me is what I am to offer to anyone that I come in contact with. For true love extends grace, expresses faith, expects the best and endures the worst.