Did You Know Love Like this Before?

Do you remember that Faith Evans song, Love like this Before? Where are my children of the 90's? 😁 If I could sing it in this blog post to help you remember, I would 😄

That actually though, this is the song that came to mind when I was wondering how I to tell you about how much God loves you and me.

A couple months ago, it hit me like a tonne of bricks.....yoooooo God loves me! Like, loves me, loves me. Not the typical love but a deep, shake you to the core (in a good way) kind of love. The love you have from your parents, dreamt you had or have from your parents, love you had from your grandparents...the love you want to give as a parent times infinity to a million times infinity squared 😅

This love filled me....well knowing more about the depth of this love filled me. God always loved me more than I would and could ever know (Ephesians 3:19), and I knew that, was able to feel it...something I'm very grateful for becasue there was a point in my journey with Him that I wasn't able to feel His love anymore though I knew it was there (another blog for another day). But phew, the deeper knowledge and understanding of how much He loves me....phew💨💨💨 it hit me and just filled me. 😅🥰

We all know that God loved us so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ and if you don't, I deeply encourage you to read and meditate on John 3:16, and pray this Truth blesses your every being.

But, knowing He gave His Son do to die for us so we can be free from all of our past, present and future sins, before we were even born is one thing...and something to be grateful for, but to really understand that He loves me despite and in spite of our sins is another thing. But then, I got the deeper revelation and understanding that even though I have sinned and God already knew when, how and what my sins were before they even happened Jesus still chose to be obedient to accept the bitter cup of death, and God still chose to send His Son, the Word in flesh to die for me. He still calls me His daughter, I still am adopted with Sonship (Ephesians 1:5) even though on my journey to be conformed into the image of Christ (Romans 8:29) I at times struggle with consistently walking in the boldness He has created me with, being vulnerable about my thoughts and feelings to others, being obedient to Him and soooo much more. His love is still as deep, still as intense, still through His grace and mercy, and will always be. He loves me becasue I am His daughter....I don't need to do anything. His love for me is becasue I am His...His child and He created me to be His 💨💨💨🥰

This deeper revelation and understanding was also more than just that. It helped me receive and access a new level and layer of freedom. It helped me to really internalize that yoooo, God loves me regardless of what I do, so it really doesn't matter what anyone says or thinks about what I say or do if I'm walking in obedience and in accordance to His Word, and being who He has called me to be. Knowing I am anchored to this love I never fully knew of...never knew existed and still can't and probably won't ever be able to properly describe, helped give me a new and different type and level of confidence. 🥰

According to Psychologist, Abraham Maslow in his book, Toward a Psychology of Being (1962), love is a fundamental and rudimentary psychological requirement for us to be able to develop healthy self esteem, reduces our fears and makes us more confident people. 😲💨💨 And more than knowing, but also feeling, this deep, indescribable and incomparable unconditional love, helped me to realize and embrace a level of confidence I didn't quite know existed, and knowledge that there's more to uncover when I further grow in, discover and learn more about my Abba's love. 🥰

It doesn't matter who your parents are, if they're still alive and how they love or loved you....this confidence from knowing God's love for you hits different. I have amaaaaaaaaazing parents who love me with every fibre of their being and aren't shy in showing me and celebrating me regardless of the things I may have done that they weren't thrilled about or agreed with (thank Youuuuuu Jesus!), but as grown as I am, my dad still shows and showers the love. Up until my mum passed when I was 28, she showed me she loved me like I was still 1, wanting to do everything for me, constantly telling me how proud she was of me; and making sure I drank water, prayed and minded my business 🤭 all the while telling me at least twice a day she loved me. Thing is though, having and knowing that love from my parents is noooooothing compared to having, knowing and feeling that love from God, and the freedom, confidence and goodness that flowed from that revelation and understanding.

Knowing, being and feeling loved by the One who created you, who also is the One that created the heavens, earth and all that is within it, hits different from any other love and for me, is more important than any other love.

So, when you're struggling to see yourself as loved, lovable and worthy of love, and you're fighting the intense sadness amd anxiety that follows, I hope you remember that Your heavenly Father, Your Abba, loves you. You don't need to do anything, not do anything, give Him anything or be anyone but you. He just simply loves you becasue you're His.