Unloveable

"I'm unloveable."

This negative thought swirls. It is muddy rapids, thrashing heart and mind round and round like a toy boat in the mighty Colorado River.

This negative thought is an outlaw; train robber; brutal kidnapper. It jams its thumb in the bruised, "I'm unlovable" part of our heart. Its consequences oft times lure us down dark alleys littered with regrets and sadness.

Friend, I don't assume to know the tongue lashings, torturous words or deeds, or taunts your mind has endured. I don't know what rejections, rudeness, or raw aches have slayed your heart. I don't know what choices you've made - what choices were made for you - that tossed you into the roaring rush of "I'm unlovable" river.

I only know this: you will drown in that river unless you jump off this negative train and grab hold of this safety rope -

you are loveable. yes. you.

You are loveable.

Listen, there is a Creator who is Sovereign. Big word with bigger meaning: all powerful. He had the choice to concoct you in His mind. He had the option to create you. He had the wherewithal to decide to call you by name. He didn't have to.

He could have said, Nah, I know how that one turns out. She's depressed and doubts Me. She let those guys do 'xyz' to her body. Her marriage falls apart. Her birth parents didn't want her. Her kids can't stand her. She's frumpy. She's not worthy of My time or talent. She's not lovable.

But He didn't. No. He said, Yah, I know how that one turns out. She trusts in me with all her heart. Her testimony inspires purity in young girls. She is a compassionate shoulder to lean on. I ordained who would be her parents to raise her. Her knees hit the ground in fervent prayer for her children. She's beautiful. She's worthy of my Son's life and death. She's so lovable, I call her Mine and nothing she does... nothing that happens to her... can take My love from her {SoS 6}

I don't know why you don't feel you're lovable. I do know this: you are lovable. But please, don't take my word. Take His...

This is the way God put it:
"She found grace out in the desert, she who survived {why you feel unlovable}.
{Your name}, out looking for a place to rest, met God out looking for her!"
God told her, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!
And so now I'll start over with you and build you up again, dear {Your name}.
You'll resume your singing, grabbing tambourines and joining the dance."
~Jeremiah 31

Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. ~Song of Solomon 8

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Welcome! If this is your first time joining us, we're in the middle of a series called Jumping off {Negative} Trains of Thought! Catch up with us! So far we've jumped off the WouldaCouldaShoulda Been, Damsel in Distress, Let Go of Me!, Nail Biter, What's Wrong with Me?, Never Gonna Dance Again, Can Anybody See Me?, You %$@#&, and Refreshing Trains! Jump with us!!