I feel unlovable. Does anyone really love me? - Love - TouchPoints

Romans 5:8God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

Ephesians 3:18–19May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

When we feel unloved or unlovable, we must remember that the death of Jesus, God’s own Son, has proved God’s love for us. How much God loves us is measured by how much he was willing to give up for us.

Matthew 18:12-14“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away! In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.”

Luke 15:21-24“His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’ But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.”

John 10:11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.”

Even if you were the only person on earth, Jesus the good Shepherd would still die for you. God loves us as individuals. We are not replaceable. If we wander from him, he is not content with all the others who stayed—he goes out to bring us home. In the parable of the prodigal son, the youngest son left and dishonored the father’s name. Jesus’ viewers likely thought the father would have been justified in disowning such a reckless, ungrateful son. After all, the father still had his oldest son, who was obedient and would carry on the family name. But the father ran to his wayward child, embraced him, and welcomed him back with a celebration! He did not welcome his son because of what the son did or because the father needed an heir—he welcomed his son because he loved him and missed him. That is a picture of God’s love for us!