Do you ever wonder how God feels about you?
The bible says that God is good and he loves us.
My whole life I have struggled to view God as a loving Father.
I can easily view him as an angry God--passionate with righteous indignation.
Or a warrior God fighting for whats right.
I can see Him as an awesome God, who created the heavens and earth...but a loving God?
I struggle to comprehend.
Yet, I believe that I am made in God's image, and this desire I have for people to know that they are loved, yes, that comes from God, because HE LOVES US!!
More than we can comprehend.
His love is vastly wide, long, high and deep for us. (Ephesians 3:18-19)
So I set out to find God's Valentines to us in the Bible, to share during the month of February.
God gifted me with a desire to be creative, so I got my Modpodge, and colored card stock out (thanks to my craft supply hoarding) and made some pretty juvenile looking Valentines to share with you all!
Some of the affirmations have been ingrained in my heart over the years from Sunday school, some of them were honestly things that I hope God feels for us, and maybe one of them was a romcom joke ;)
I made a long list of all of these affirmations and then set out to find them in the bible.
I found these 20 verses and I am sharing a round up with you here.
1. You are not Forgotten
Isaiah 49:15-16
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion
on the child she has born? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
2. You are Mine
Isaiah 43:1
But now, this is what the Lord says—
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
3. You are Beautiful
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time.
He has also set eternity in the human heart...
4. You are Loved
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
5. I celebrate you
Luke 15:23-24
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;
he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
6. I choose you
Thessalonians 1:4
For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,
7. You are wonderful
Psalm 139:14
...I am fearfully and wonderfully made...
8. You have purpose
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good
of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
9. You complete Me
1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another,
God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
10. I will dry your tears
Revelation 21:3–4
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“Behold, the dwelling of God is with humanity,
and he will take up residence with them,
and they will be his people
and God himself will be with them.
And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes,
and death will not exist any longer,
and mourning or wailing or pain will not exist any longer.
The former things have passed away.”
11. You are known
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height,
for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at.
People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
12. You are forgiven
Psalm 103:12
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our
transgressions from us.
13. You are precious
Isaiah 43:4
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
14. I hope you dance
Jeremiah 31:4
Once again I will rebuild you.
Once again you will take up your tambourines and dance joyfully.
15. You are valuable
Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
16. You are royal
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
17. You are seen
Genesis 16:13
She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her:
“You are the God who sees me,” for she said,
“I have now seen the One who sees me.”
18. I am always with you
Matthew 28:20
“...And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
19. I delight in you
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
20. You are wanted
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
So I discovered, yes, God does love us, in simple words.
And there is no greater love.
John 15:13
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