{"id":5855,"date":"2022-02-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5855"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:20:10","slug":"god-loves-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5855","title":{"rendered":"God Loves Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It Is Good to Be Thankful: Appreciation makes the world a better place\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conceptually, I understand that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son Jesus to die for it (John 3:16). His redemption was for all of us. He didn\u2019t come to condemn the world, but to save the world (John 3:17). However, I must admit I have a difficult time comprehending God\u2019s love for me as an individual. Academically, I know He loves me. Emotionally, I\u2019m not always sure. After all, why would He love me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I look at myself, I see nothing but flaws and imperfections. I fall short of the person I want to be or the one I think God would have me be. Plus, society functions in a way that makes me feel insignificant. It\u2019s a great big world and I am just one small cog in the wheel of life\u2014not even a name to most, but more like an impersonal line of data entry. I have a voice but cannot be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here\u2019s the truth\u2026 Although I may be just a number in the world, I am not with God. God knows my name (Isaiah 43:7; John 10:3). God hears my voice. God cares about what I think and how I feel (1 Peter 5:7). The hairs on my head are numbered (Matthew 10:30-32). He knows my sorrows and keeps track of my tears (Psalm 56:8). He knows my sitting down and rising up. He knows my paths. He understands my thoughts. God knows me inside and out (Psalm 139:1-6). I may not matter much to most of the world, but I matter to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m so thankful that God knows me intimately and loves me anyway. God\u2019s love is truly remarkable! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord..<\/em>.\u201d ~ Psalm 92:1 (KJV)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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