And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

There are times in one’s life that we feel alone and unloved. We may ask “Does anyone really care?” Even for the child of God, feelings of loneliness and lovelessness are not foreign. The feelings of loneliness and desire for greater love, appreciation, and acceptance battle for prominence in our thoughts or a stake hold in our mind. God created us to be nurtured in fellowship and grow in His love. Sometimes the difficulties of life, the disappointments in relationship, and the delusions of grandeur leave us empty and feeling alone and unloved. The scripture passage teaches us that “God is love.” All that God is, and all that He does, is love. He loved us and sent His Son to die for us that we might live with Him in heaven for all eternity. “Greater love hath no man…than a man lay down his life for his friends” (Jn 15:13). At Calvary, Christ knew the Father’s great love, even while He suffered and died for the sin of the world. God’s love does not protect us from pain and suffering but carries us through the troubles, trials, and temptations that we may know “the breath, and length, and depth and height” (Eph 4:17) of His love. In the difficulties we face, when we are perplexed by life’s problems, we can look within and find sorry, or we can lift our eyes towards heaven to the Maker and Creator of all things, who is God (Ps 121). It is in Him that we find help and hope. It is in Him that we find love, for “God is love.” Love is a choice and “he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God.” My friend, “dwelleth in love” that the love of God may overshadow you, overcome you, and overwhelm you to proclaim with all the saints of old, “we have known and believed the love that God hath for us.” God’s love is a daily choice. In all you do in life, “above all things put on love, which is the bond of perfection” (Col 3:14). Father, thank You for You love and the peace of God that rules our hearts through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.