You Are Loved

Does anybody else lie awake at night, listening to music, staring at the ceiling, just thinking?? Its at night when I do most of my thinking. Maybe because at night everything's quite, there's no one rushing you, nothing constantly wanting your attention. Your mind is free to just think, think, and think. But its also when thoughts we tried to push away during the day come flooding back to our mind. We constantly think over all the mistakes we've made, past and present. All the things we should've done differently. Its when we think, maybe voice, our deepest fears and our deepest desires. People prefer the night, because they prefer to hide. We don't want people to see us for who we really are. But what if that's what we need most? We try to hide, but we're desperately hoping that someone will see behind our mask, and see who we really are. Maybe this is all just random nonsense and I should just give up talking about the subject. But I believe there's something more behind it. Everyone wants to know that they're loved. That they matter to someone. Well I can tell you for sure, you do matter to someone. Weather you know it or not. Someone loves you. The darkness hides us, but the light reveals who we really are. Maybe we shy away from that. If someone really loves you, they won't care what you are on the inside. They'll love that part too. Sometimes I wonder if its too good to be true......sometimes I doubt that there's someone out there for me. But then I remember: I have Someone who loves me SO much that He actually sent His only Son, Jesus, to die for me. Me? Can you believe it?? Who would die for me? But that's exactly what He did. He loved us so much that He wanted to be sure that we could have a chance. A chance to live with Him forever and ever and ever. The price is paid, the offer is made. All we have to do is accept it. Accept it and that gift of salvation can be ours. “Sure,” we think to ourselves, “I'm a pretty good person.” You probably are. But good isn't good enough. Just being good won't get us there. You see, God is loving a gracious, but He's also holy and just. He can't let just anybody into heaven. Compared to Him, we all fall short. But there's good news! He sent His Son to take our place. To die for us. And receive our punishment. But it didn't end there. He's not dead. He's alive! He defeated death once and for all. How amazing is that! It blows my mind every time I think about it. What wondrous love is this! So you see, when you're thinking at night, and feeling like nobody cares, like nobody knows. All you have to do is remember: You are loved.