One of the unexpected things I’m gleaning from doing this 90 day journal/devotional book is personalizing the messages for me. Today’s message was one demonstrating just how much each one of us means to God. No matter what our sin/s is/are, He has already provided His Son Jesus for us to come to Him confessing these sins and letting Him embrace us with His Love.

I’ve rarely been able to simply receive this love personally. It is much easier to accept it globally including everyone else in the message/writing. It has always triggered my dad’s message to me if I try to accept this love personally. I hear, “Oh you selfish person, you just want to take all the glory and forget about all of us. Just go right ahead and forget we even exist!” I know this isn’t true and I know to reject it, but I’ve fought all my life to replace this wicked/evil message with God’s Truth. However, today I did personalize God’s love for just me. It doesn’t feel selfish, but it sure does feel humbling realizing how grateful I am for my Loving God who cares deeply for me.

Now that I’ve written this, I hope an reader who struggles believing God’s Love is just for you, will take the time today to say out loud that I know God loves me in spite of all I’ve done, thought or said. We just need to confess it and accept this Gracious Love which is abundantly rich in FORGIVENESS AND GRACE!