Dear Single Ladies,
Long before Hallmark turned St.
Valentine’s Day into an uncomfortable frenzy of foil-wrapped chocolates and
scentless roses, God wrote you a love letter. Granted, His words are there in
His book to be read by all, but this day, today, He desires to whisper them
deep into the recesses of your heart where no niggles of doubt or sorrow or
regret linger to obscure the profound truth of His great love for you. He knows
your burdens, He hears your prayers, He sees your sacrifices, and He desires to
console you.
Here is His love letter to you:
With age-old love I have loved
you. (Jeremiah 31:3)
He will rejoice over you with
gladness,
and renew you in His love, He will sing joyfully because of you. (Zephaniah 3:17)
For I know well the plans I
have in mind for you, says the Lord,
plans for your welfare, not for
woe!Plans to give you a future full of hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)
Fear not, I am with you;
be not dismayed;I am your God.
I will strengthen you, and help you,
and uphold you with my right hand of justice. (Isaiah 41:10)
He heals the brokenhearted and
binds up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3)
Because you are precious in my
eyes and glorious,
and because I love you. (Isaiah
43:4)
We know that all things work
for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
(Romans 8:28)
I have engraved your name on
the palm of my hand. (Isaiah 49:16)
We love because He first loved
us. (1 John 4:19)
For I am the Lord, your God,
who grasp your right hand,
it is I who say to you, “Fear
not, I will help you.” (Isaiah 41:13)
For the vision still has its
time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint.
If it delays, wait for it, it
will surely come, it will not be late. (Habakkuk 2:2)
Before I formed you in the womb
I knew you,
before you were born, I dedicated
you. (Jeremiah 1:5)
I will allure her, I will lead
her into the desert and speak to her heart. (Hosea 1:16)
Love it! It's good to remember that God loves us above all, even if we don't feel loved by others. Thanks for sharing, I think I might give it to my girls at women's group meeting on Friday.
ReplyDeleteThis is so great - both for singletons, married folk and religious - all women really need to know that the Lord loves them and is IN love with them. Thanks Tess!! Good job!!
ReplyDeleteBeing a singleton myself, I know how Valentine's Day can get a girl down, so I wanted to share this Valentine message with my sisters.
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