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b'Sometimes, I wonder how God loves me so much. Me. A \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153normal\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d person. A messed-up person. A person who sins. What have I done to deserve what He gives me? How can I show Him how much His love means to me?\\nThe Bible talks about God \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153quieting\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d us with His love (Zephaniah 3:17). When the world is crazy and we can\\u2019t find peace, His love is there. Jesus gives us His peace (John 14:27). When we are tired but we can\\u2019t calm down, He is there with us. He invites us to come to Him, and He will help us relax (Matthew 11:28-30).\\nGod knows we can\\u2019t do anything to earn His love. We sin. We mess up. We are not worthy of the abundant life Jesus came to give us. Yet God sacrificed for us despite all of that. It was because of His love that God gave Jesus as a sacrifice for us (John 3:16). Jesus was willing to die a death He didn\\u2019t deserve so that we could be with God forever. And because Jesus rose from the dead, we can know that God\\u2019s love is more powerful than anything.\\nThe Bible talks about God\\u2019s love being steadfast. It\\u2019s always there for us. When people abandon us or hurt us, we don\\u2019t have to worry that God and His love are going to disappear. As followers of Jesus, we can know that His love is always with us (Psalm 23:6).\\nI cannot imagine my life without the love that God has shown me and continues to show me each day. I know I don\\u2019t deserve that love, and I am so thankful for the gift of love that God gives me. \\u2022 Emily Acker\\n\\u2022 Can you think of a time you felt loved by God? If not, you can ask Him to reveal His love to you anytime. \\n\\u2022 Have you ever felt like you needed to do something to earn God\\u2019s love? How might today\\u2019s Bible verses speak into this? \\nFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith\\u2014and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God\\u2026 Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nCol.3.12-Col.3.14|Matt.7.12|2Cor.5.16-2Cor.5.21'