A few months ago I set a goal to read/ listen to two talks from church leaders a week. At first I did awesome. I exceeded my goal. I haven't been as good lately. But I am still reading and I am loving it. I am learning so much. These apostles of God amaze me and they are truly inspired. I decided I would share something that I read this week... and maybe I will make this a regular post...
“Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount—that is the measure of God’s love for you. God does not look on the outward appearance. I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. He loves us because He is filled with an infinite measure of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are important to God not because of our résumé but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked. What this means is that, regardless of our current state, there is hope for us. No matter our distress, no matter our sorrow, no matter our mistakes, our infinitely compassionate Heavenly Father desires that we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us.”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I love so many things about this....
I love that even though I have flaws I am loved completely.
He doesn't love me because I have 20 likes on an Instagram picture, he loves me because I am his child.
He loves the selfish, flawed, and the proud which is a good thing since I am all of those things.
And I love that no matter my mistakes, my sorrow, my worries that there is hope for me. And he wants me to draw near to him.
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