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Where In The World Do I Belong?

Monday February 12, 2018

How many of us feel like we truly belong?  Much addictive and destructive behaviour is rooted in loneliness.  Mother Teresa said, “Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat . . . We must find each other.”

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.  (Ephesians 1:4-5 NLT)

Feeling lonely is not restricted to the poor or the rich, the educated or the uneducated.  God created us in His image, so we could know love in relationship with Him, and with those around us.  A broken relationship with God results in broken relationships with others around us and loneliness results.

God loves us with an everlasting love.  He loved us so much that He sent His son Jesus into the world to die on the cross so that the wages of sin could be paid for, and our relationship with Him restored.  We do not have to continue to live lonely. When we accept Jesus as our Lord, we are adopted into God’s family and we become children of God.  When we know we are loved and accepted, our hearts are touched, and we begin to experience peace and the security of belonging.

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.  Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.  (Psalm 143:8 NIV)

PRAYER:  Loving God, Thank You for sending Jesus into the world so that my sins could be forgiven and my relationship with You restored.  In times of trouble, help me remember that I belong to You and You will never leave me alone.  I am truly blessed to be part of Your family. Amen



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