And just when I was going to bed, when I thought my day was over, I read a friends blog, and this is what she had posted for the day.
From the book “Who Calls Me Beautiful?”
Before the beginning of time, I knew you. I knew what color your eyes would be, and I could hear the sound of your laughter. Like a proud father who carries a picture of his daughter, I carried the image of you in My eyes, for you were created in My image. Before the beginning of time, I chose you. I spoke your name into the heavens, and I smiled as its melody resounded off the walls of My heart.
You are Mine. My love for you extends farther than the stars in the sky and deeper than any ocean. You are My pearl of great price, the one for whom I gave everything. I cradle you in the palm of My hand. I love you even in the face of your failure. Nothing you say or do can cause Me to stop loving you. I am relentless in My pursuit of you. Run from Me - I will love you. Spurn Me - I will love you. Reject yourself - I will love you. You see, My love for you was slain before the foundations of the world and I have never regretted the sacrifice I made for you at Calvary.
I haven't cried, felt God pressing on my heart, as much as in that moment. He wanted me to see how silly my previous post was. How could I think He would not forgive me? To see it put the way it was put above, about how much care and time and love was taken to create me, as much as I may hate myself, I'm hating what God created, and even in that, He still loves me. That's the most impacting line to me, because I do it every day.
When you turn your head in shame and despise what I have made, still I reach for you with gentle passion. You are My beloved and I am yours.
Who am I to question what God has made? I can take care of it a little better, maybe love it a little more, but not hate it. Because God made me. I am already His Beloved. What more could I ever ask for?
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