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b'READ: ROMANS 8:38-39; 1 JOHN 4:7-11\\n\\n\\n\\nOne thing I wish I could go back and tell my younger self over and over is \\u201cGod loves you.\\u201d It\\u2019s something I wish every young person could grasp and believe.\\n\\n\\n\\nLife can be tough, especially when you\\u2019re a teenager. You\\u2019re trying to learn about yourself. You discover your style, your likes and dislikes, and how you differ from your friends and family. It can be a hard journey, and at times you might not feel good enough. You might feel unsure of yourself or wish you had more confidence.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut if I could remind younger me and any younger person of anything, it would be that God loves them. You don\\u2019t have to try to impress anyone. You don\\u2019t have to worry about all the little things. God cares so much for you, and nothing can shake His love for you.\\n\\n\\n\\nFive or ten years from now, you might dress differently or listen to different music. Life could look very different, but God will still love you. If you\\u2019ve put your trust in Jesus, you will still be able to rest in the truth that He is with you and cares about you.\\n\\n\\n\\nGod loves you so much, and you are good enough for Him. He showed how much you\\u2019re worth to Him when Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave for you. You don\\u2019t have to earn His love. You don\\u2019t have to impress anyone. Instead, you can lean into His love and know that, because of Jesus\\u2019s death and resurrection, you are good enough in His eyes. \\u2022 Bethany Acker\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 What kinds of things make you wonder if God really loves you? Things people say, expectations you put on yourself, lies you\\u2019ve heard, ways you\\u2019ve been mistreated, etc.? The enemy always wants us to doubt God\\u2019s love for us, but because of Jesus\\u2019s death and resurrection, we can be confident that \\u201cnothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord\\u201d (Romans 8:39).\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 When you begin to doubt God\\u2019s love for you, who are trusted Christians in your life who can remind you of His love, such as friends, parents, pastors, youth leaders, or counselors? If you can\\u2019t think of anyone right now, you can ask God to help you identify someone in the future.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 Consider taking some time to pray, and just thank God for His incredible love for you.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis is real love\\u2014not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son [Jesus] as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4:10 (NLT)'