I’m Amazed that I Know So Much

I’m a knower. I know a lot of things.
I know I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed (but I can still hammer out a decent blog post).
I know I’m not winning any “beauty queen” trophies.
I know my muscles don’t flex quite like they did when I was twenty — and that’s okay because elastic waistbands are God’s kindness to us in our later years.

But here’s what I know most of all — and it’s the anchor of my life: God loves me.

Don’t try to talk me out of it. I’ve seen too much. I’ve lived through too many moments that could only have been His hand at work.

Times when the provision came just in time, the comfort arrived when I was breaking, the answer whispered into the silence when I didn’t know what to do. So many times I’ve looked up and said, “That was You, wasn’t it, Lord?”

I know He sees me — right here, right now — not a younger, shinier version, but me, with laugh lines, gray hair under my blonde coiffure, and a heart that still longs to follow Him.

And dear friends, He sees you too.

The world measures worth by resumes, social media likes, bank accounts, and who’s still got a flat stomach after 50. God doesn’t. He isn’t impressed by our zip code, family name, or wardrobe size. His love isn’t performance-based. It’s permanent.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1). Lavished. Not rationed. Not doled out if we’ve behaved. Lavished — poured out without holding back.

I know this….
When we feel invisible… He sees us.
When we feel like a failure… He calls us His.
When life has knocked the wind out of us… He is still handcrafting every detail of our beautiful future.

If we only “know” one thing today, let’s know this: We are loved — wildly, deeply, unconditionally — by Almighty God.

And if that doesn’t amaze us yet, let’s just wait. His love will keep showing up — in unexpected ways, on ordinary days, in laughter and in tears. He’s not done writing our stories.

What I know for sure: I am seen. You are seen.
I am loved. You are loved.
And…..how awesome it is to know that truth!

#LovedByGod #TruthToLiveBy