Unconditionally loved by the God of the universe

This last weekend I got to see a bunch of my really good friends from home and my family. There is a certain amount of expectation that comes with any trip to see people you haven't in a while. I was so comforted...in the ways that things had changed but people and their love hadn't. Unconditional people giving unconditional love. Influenced by the love they receive from God.

One of my friends at school reminds me of this sometimes. Dixie, you are unconditionally loved by the God of the universe. Wow.

It is a little overwhelming. Learning not only from being told but from experiencing real, unconditional love. That's what's been rocking my world lately. Unconditional love from wonderful people in my life, but mostly from the God who made it all. I think my view of love has been a little skewed for most of my life. I've known what unconditional love is, have been given it by many people over the years, but I think somehow attributed my own earning of it at least to a small degree, if I'm honest.

I have learned bad habits. Habits of how to love people "enough", or for a season, or until it gets hard. Or when I feel like it.

God doesn't do that. I don't deserve His love; He showers it on. I doubt him daily and push him to the side hourly. I plan my future and see if I can squeeze him into it all. I rebel against His loving discipline. He loves me the same.

All I know is that if you haven't truly experienced that love, His love, unconditional, uncompromising, unending...I pray that you will. You can.

So remember, today, wherever you are, whatever you're feeling, wherever you are wishing you were, however you may be hurting or confused or just tired...
You are unconditionally loved by the God of the Universe.