Where In The World Do I Belong? (3)
Thursday February 16, 2017
Sometimes we feel unwanted, unloved or uncared for. We tell ourselves that others do not know what goes on inside us and just don’t even care. We feel lost and abandoned. God’s encouraging reminder for us today is that He knows us and cares about what we experience each moment of every day. Before we were even born He knew us. The circumstances of our lives are not unknown to Him. He has told us that even though our Father or Mother may abandon us that He never will. Responding to God’s love is a great starting place for rebuilding relationships in recovery.
Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close. The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them. (Psalm 27:10 NLT, Jeremiah 31:3, Hosea 11:4 NIV)
Jesus is kind and gracious and pursues us with His love. He came to earth and poured out His life on the cross so that we could know love, and have the satisfying life God had in mind for us when He created us. He experienced rejection so we could be accepted. He wants to heal us and comfort us when we feel the most broken and abandoned.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. (Psalm 16:9-11 NIV)
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, when I feel like I don’t belong I want to remember that You love me with an unfailing love that never ends. I open my heart today and receive Your love. Fill me up where I feel lonely and help me to find good relationships so I no longer feel disconnected. AMEN
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