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An Undeserving Love

Living in the love of the almighty God.

Lauren Elizabeth Goss

Jan 18, 2017

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I’m a sinner…

I’ve lied.

I’ve messed up.

I’ve failed at a countless number of things.

I’ve found myself so unworthy of God’s love.

Many of you have probably had the same thoughts. We all at some point have felt that we do not deserve the kind of love that He gives us.

Do you know what's absurd to me? It's the fact that although I am a sinner who could never be worthy of His love, He still wants to know me. He wants to hold me when I’m hurting. He wants to love me even in my darkest times. He wants the best for me and He wants to protect me.

That’s simply amazing to me. A few months ago I heard something at Church that really got to me. “All that we can bring to God is filthy rags…” As terrible as that sounds on our part, is it not true? We spend our whole lives messing up and doing wrong yet God still wants to know us. He knows that we offer so little, yet He still gives us so much. Mind blown. Think about it. The GOD OF THE UNIVERSE. The CREATOR OF EVERYTHING. He knows how disgusting we are and He WANTS to love us. I reflect back on different trials that I have encountered in my life. I remember vividly times that my knees have hit the ground and I have cried out to God. With tears streaming down my face and my hands covering my eyes, I could feel His embrace each time assuring me that He was there. Every time…He was there, and He always will be. His heart is beautiful and I'm thankful to know Him and live in His presence. I can only imagine the day that I can bow at His feet and rejoice with the angels proclaiming the name of the one true King. Perfect. Gracious. Loving. Trustworthy. Freeing. Beautiful. Remarkable. Miraculous. Restoring. Comforting. I will never live up to Him, but I can live for Him. I don’t deserve His love yet I have the honor of living in it every day.

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the Earth. He does not faint or grown weary; His understanding is unsearchable.” Isaiah 40:28

-LG

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2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

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2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

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7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!