“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings” Psalms 17:8, NIV.
When it comes to love, you want the kind that comes naturally, not love that is forced. Maybe there’s someone in your life that you love a great deal, but they don’t feel the same way you do and it makes you want to change in order to keep them interested.
The thoughts in your mind may say, “I can make them love me. I can change and become whatever they want me to be. I can change careers, change my hair, get plastic surgery, have their child, leave everything I know and change the way I behave. They will love me; I just have to…” You shouldn’t have to change yourself to get love. If God loves you just how you are, anyone He sends your way will also love you just how you are.
At the heart of real love is acceptance. Anything you have to change to get, you will have to constantly change in order to keep. Love is most beautiful when it is unforced and not manipulated. Let love happen by God’s divine orchestration. Whatever He sends your way He will give you the grace and wisdom to handle.
You may not be the apple of someone’s eye yet, but you are surely the apple of God’s eye. You may not have a David Jonathan kind of friendship yet, but you have one with the Lord. He loves you in every state and in every season. He took off His priestly garments and wrapped you in robes of righteousness. You will never be able to reach the bottom of God’s love for you!
Prayer: Father God, thank You for speaking to my heart. I know you love me. Help me know it in a deeper way. Deal with any deep fears in me and fill me with your deep love. Shine your light of truth on any false view I have of myself. I receive your love and trust you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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That image of Him taking off His Priestly Garments and wrapping me in robes of righteousness….leaves me speechless!
Thank You Jesus for loving me
SO MUCH!
Thank you for reminding me of how deep, wide and high the Lord’s love is for me. This devotional resonates with my feelings. Yes, Jesus loves me because the Bible tells me so. Blessings, Shalom and Agape 👀🙏🏽♥️📖🙌🏽
Amen Thank you Lord 🙏🏽☝🏽🙌🏽👏🏽💜🕊️
A big Amen!!! I have felt many times that I needed to change me in order to receive reciprocal love from someone! By God’s grace- I realized that any change I would make would only be temporary and eventually me would return. Luckily- I save myself a lot of heartache by moving on . But – this is a great reminder.
I’ve always thought I need to change me to be loved and accepted by people. Fear has held .e to relationships that wasn’t good for me for fear of being alone. But the more I get to know you the more I realize I’m never alone and you love me with an everlasting love. Help me to learn to love you back
I was watching “WAR ROOM” Praying for my Husband who has not shown me any form of LOVE for so long😭 after watching this movie I started crying and praying😭 Then I saw this Devotional came in🙏🏻” YOU CAN’T FORCE LOVE” GOD IS ALWAYS ON TIME🙏🏻 AMEN🙏🏻❤️ I thank you LORD for speaking to my heart 🙏🏻❤️
Amen Thank You Lord for Loving Me
Reminds me of this song ❤️🙏🏼
https://youtu.be/9Gtg0mA0o8M
oh that was beautiful and perfect song for this devotional
Thank You, Lord, for sending me my one true love. I pray that those around me discern Your voice when You relay to them who is and who is not ordained for them. I pray that understand that they were created in Your image and that You made no mistake when it comes to each of us. Thank You for loving us unconditionally, flaws and all. 🙌🏽♥️🙏🏾
Thank You Lord for your love and goodness. I love You Lord ❤️❤️ and when only Your timing is right ………
Amen,Thank you Father God
Good morning Father God, The Love of my life! Thank You for loving me, through all of my short comings! Lord please remove those from my space that really don’t love me, so that there will be plenty of space for those that You will send to love me! I love You Father, and I thank You for waking me everyday! This gives me the chance to draw nearer to You! Thank You! In Jesus name I pray, Amen! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you for being gracious and reminding me of a love so deserving that, even in my shortcomings. I am deserving. I love you God