You. Yes, you. God wants you. The lonely. The outcast. The addict. The suicidal. The broken. The oppressed. The depressed. The misfit. The scarred (inside and out). The scared. The poor. You.
You don’t have to make yourself out to be something you’re not, because He already knows. He already knows you, down to the last eyelash, scar, birthmark; every sin, every lie, every slip-up; He knows.
“I’m broken.”
Yes, He knows that.
“I can’t go a day without drugs (or porn, or cutting myself).”
Yes, He knows that.
You have scars-He knows that.
Look at His nail-pierced hands; let Him show you. Hear Him say, “I endured this for you.”
“I keep running from man to man (or woman to woman) because I’m so alone. I just want to be loved.”
He knows that. (You are loved. You don’t have to run to and fro.)
“I tried to kill myself last week.”
He knows. (Please don’t take your life away. He died for you, so you may live for Him.)
“I did ________________.“
“I am ________________.”
“I keep ___________________.”
He knows, He knows, He knows.
You don’t have to try to clean yourself up before you come to Him. (You can only clean yourself up so much. The dirt goes further down than you can reach. He can clean you up: Isaiah 1:18.)
You don’t have to earn His love: Romans 5:8.
No, He won’t leave you or disappoint you like they did: Hebrews 13:5; Philippians 1:6.
Yes, He really does love you that much: John 3:16.
“That’s too good to be true.”
But it is true, and it is good-just like Him. That’s the good news.
What does He want from you? Well, He wants you. He made you, after all. He died for you. He wants to have a relationship with you. He wants you to be with Him (John 14:1-3), forever (Matthew 28:20). He’s that good.
So, please, don’t run anymore. Don’t run from Him. Run to Him.
His arms are wide open.
You don’t have be alone anymore.
You don’t have to feel disappointed and hopeless when those things-those people-fail you, because you have Someone so much greater, someone who will never leave you, never fail you, and will always love you. Yes, He can even make you into something you could never imagine yourself to be: His beautiful, beloved child; an image of His glory.
God wants damaged goods.
God wants you.
- b.b. | Read Luke 15:1-24; John 8:1-11; Luke 7:36-50. (Please seek help if you need it. You’re not alone.)
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