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Life happens. You hit and fractured your toes when you ran into the end of the door and have to go to the ER. You were attacked by woman-sucking mosquitoes and now you must carry an anti-itch \u201cAfter Bite\u201d oil for relief. You have to call an Exterminator to get rid of the pests. A pre-cancerous area on your leg has to be removed by the dermatologist. Your garage door didn\u2019t close because it came off the chain. You thought it closed behind you, but didn’t. Your neighbor tried to close it for you and your home alarm goes off and you don\u2019t get the call from the alarm service so the police are summoned. You lose your key fob and have to replace it. You forget the tickets you printed out to a very important event. A crazy looking bump shows up on your foot and a big red blotch shows up on your leg. Your washing machine is making squealing noises. All of that happened within a week.to ME! <\/p>\n

But\u2026..Jesus loves me \u2013 this I KNOW! God is always there to tap me on the shoulder and give me His gentle reminder, deep within my soul, in spite of my “issues”. “Jesus Loves Me\u201d — that simple little song that I learned many years ago in Sunday School is so very simple, yet so powerfully profound. That one statement grounds me in the truth of who God says I am and the best news is it\u2019s not based on how well I perform or what I look like or what concerns me. The Awesome Creator of heaven and earth AND me, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Great \u201cI Am\u201d loves ME! <\/p>\n

No question — we really won\u2019t feel accepted all the time. \u201cLikes and Loves\u201d on our Facebook or Instagram page will never truly make us feel secure. Life is full of surprises — good and not so good. Life happens and “issues” occur. Having lots of friends and family around us doesn\u2019t mean that we won\u2019t sometimes feel lonely. And chocolate ice cream, as much as I love it, doesn\u2019t satisfy the longings of my soul. There is no person, no diploma or award, or pats on the back that can fix us from the outside when we need to be rewired with fully knowing and embracing\u2026.Jesus loves me this I know. Only God can do that.<\/p>\n

When my world gets topsy turvy and it seems I\u2019m in the spin cycle of my dryer (which is over 25 years old and I pray it keeps spinning a while longer), I turn to the ONE sure constant that is never questionable. He is my Everlasting, Prince of Peace, Emmanuel \u2014 God with us. I draw close to Him so He can separate His solid truth from the shifting emotions and concerns that face me daily. <\/p>\n

When life happens, I can choose to let it overwhelm me and perplex me, or I can recall that sweet song once again \u2013 \u201cJesus loves me, this I know\u201d. We are so dearly loved by God. His love causes us to release our woes and cares to Him, and in turn display compassion, kindness and patience even when we don\u2019t feel like it, to someone else. Colossians 3:12, \u201cTherefore, as God\u2019s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience\u201d. When we do that, then the Jesus in us will cause others to start to sing \u201cJesus loves me this I know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus really does love us. The Bible tells us so. Little (and big) ones to Him belong. They are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe LORD has appeared of old to me, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you.\u201d Jeremiah 31:3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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