Am I Loveable?...

I am part of a brilliant group on facebook called Captivated. It's a place for mums to share encouragement, prayer requests, support and life with kids. A lady called Ruth wrote a post today which I had to share. It's not just for mums but for everyone...

"I was reading my son a bedtime story last night, and it was about a mother hen and her chick. The chick wanted to know how much his mummy loved him, and tried all sorts of things like getting really muddy, coming last in a race and ruining a rose that she'd given him, and he would ask his mummy again 'do you still love me?'. Her answer was something along the lines of 'sometimes you make me sad, sometimes you make me mad, but I'll always love you'. The chick then asks 'Why? why do you love me?'. And the mother's answer is 'Because I'm your mummy'. 

It struck me that this is a brilliant answer, because the love is not dependant on what the chick does or does not do, or even on the fact that the chick is lovable deep down, it's dependant upon the mother. And this is exactly the type of love God has for us... it's a love that's dependant upon Him, His character, His amazing grace, which never, ever changes, no matter what we do, or don't do. Wow! 1 John 4:9-10 'This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins"

What a lovely reminder that when I am being utterly unlovable, I am loved....phew! 

Thanks Ruth.