What's Love Got To Do With It?

Today I celebrate the 21^st birthday of my only child !!  What a wonderful journey life has been since his birth.  Today is definitely a milestone in our lives.

Myself…growing up was such a different experience.  I wasn’t raised in a Christian home.  The words, “I love you” were never spoken.  I didn’t even know what love was.  I don’t criticize my parents for this.  It’s just where they were in their journey.  They have had their own obstacles to overcome and I love them deeply.  J

As a teenager I accepted Jesus as my Savior, but it wasn’t until I was almost 25 that I began to have a serious relationship with the Lord.

David and I had been married for 3+ years when Nicholas was born.  I will never forget the moment I held him in my arms for the first time.  Finally…FINALLY…I understood what unconditional love was !!  I had lived a month shy of 27 years on this earth and really had no understanding of what love was.  It was at that very moment that God removed the veil from my eyes and showed me how He loves us… unconditionally !!  I didn’t love Nicholas because of anything he had done…or said…or given me.  I loved him simply because of who he was.  He was my son !!  This is how God love us.  He loves us for who we are…His son / daughter.  He doesn’t love us for what we do / don’t do, what we say / don’t say, how much money we give / don’t give to the church, etc.  He loves us for who we are.

There is such beauty in truly knowing that we are loved unconditionally by God.  It sets us free to be who we were created to be.

God gave His own Son, Jesus, so that He might have a personal relationship with us if we so choose.  He loves us that much.  John 3:16  Do you know that you’re loved today?