Did you know that God loves you no matter if you are having a good day or a bad day, whether you are sick or well, whether you are a beaming success or a complete failure (in your eyes)?

It’s true!

I had this revelation today as I sat in the comfortable rocking chair in the living room, sipping Throat Coat tea, and crying before the Lord. The fact was, I wasn’t feeling so hot. And when I feel vulnerable like that, I often find myself confessing my wearisome state to the Lord. And I am typically also more prone to listen to what He has to say.

Part of what He said was about my right as a Christian to claim the Great Physician’s healing power. I proclaimed exactly what authority I have in Christ Jesus, and that is announcing boldly, “I am healed in the name of Jesus Christ!” That’s an absolute certaintly. But there was more that God wanted to tell my tired heart.

The fact was, I was trying so hard to please everyone – God, myself, my blog readers, my friends, those whom I was working for or would be working for in the future – that  I was run down from all the effort. I was exhausted! But as I sat in the Lord’s presence, I sensed Him telling me it was OK. It was OK that I was still in my PJ’s. It was OK that I was skipping church because I wasn’t feeling well. It was OK that I didn’t have all the answers, that I couldn’t do it all by myself.

He helped me to see that life isn’t a popularity contest. I didn’t have to perform or jump through hoops to get what I was craving. I could find my security in God’s presence. Because whatever I did or didn’t do or however I looked was no surprise to Him, and He loved me anyway. He loves me no matter what.

He loves you no matter what, too.

Friends, I hope you get this revelation today. Even while my head is still spinning, I feel the need to emphasize this truth to you. God doesn’t turn away from you. He doesn’t reject you. He is the God of love. That is just what He does. That isn’t some figurative allusion. That’s reality.

Embrace that truth and embrace Him today. He is waiting for you.

– Laura J. Bagby