Deserving Love

A popular quote from a newer movie called, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” states, “We accept the love we think we deserve.” This quote has proven to be true over and over again; not only in my life, but also in the life of others. We see it every day. It could be in a friend dealing with relationships or past experiences, or maybe even in our own lives. Regardless of the circumstance, it’s there; all around. We don’t think we deserve to have someone love us on a personal level because of what we have done or who we have become. This topic is one that is world-wide. We see our loved ones go back to that guy who cheats on them, or beats them. We see youth hanging out with the wrong crowd. In many situations, we see people feeling unworthy to accept the love that Christ has made available to us.

If we dig deep into the earlier quote, we see that we are willing to deal with people and the things of the world because we believe that we do not deserve to have anything better than that. Some people have such a hard time believing that God loves them because they have done so many bad things, but God always forgives and He always loves with an everlasting, unconditional love. We may not deserve the love that Christ gives us, in fact, we don’t. But God loved us so much that He made that love available to us. We are beautiful, amazing creations of the Lord, and He wants us to have the kind of love that He gives us. He wants us to be happy and to feel loved and wanted.

Recent discussions have made me realize that no matter what has happened in life, or what you have done or gone through, there is someone out there willing to love you for you. God loves you no matter what, but God is also going to bring someone to love you completely. We may wonder who could love me when I have done such bad things or been through such rough things. But, God says, I have your life in My hands. He has a plan for your life and someone for you. He is preparing that person for you.

A dear friend of mine was talking to me about this subject and she said that when we go through rough things perhaps our future mate is feeling heavy hearted for us. Maybe he/she is praying for you right now. Regardless, we should start right now to pray for the one God is going to send us to marry. This thought stuck out to me and made me excited for what is to come in the future. But, for right now I am just going to live life to the fullest not worrying about who I am going to marry. I am going to focus on me and grow in my walk with the Lord and when I am ready, the Lord will bring me my manJ

Remember, you are treasured by God and one day a man of God or woman of God will treasure you for you. Live for today and for Christ, not things of the world. You deserve the LOVE that will leave you breathless, speechless, and taken aback (in a good way). Love will find you, but first, you must find yourself.