Perfect Like

You know what? Sometimes I get tired of hearing people say that God loves me. It's true I know, but sometimes when I'm really tired and worn out I think something like, Mom always said "You need to love your (brother)/sister." And what did that love look like? Sure I love my sister; she's my sister - I love her. I would give my life for her, but that love still isn't the kind of love that I want to think about when I'm thinking of God. I don't want to think of God loving me enough to die for me, but really only putting up with me most of the time.

I heard recently that when you get tired of hearing that God loves you (how ever true), you should think that God likes you. It's really different when someone comes up to you and genuinely says, "Hey, you know, I really like you." I like you; I like who you are; I like what you do; I like you from the inside out. I like you. In the same way it's different to me when I think of God saying to me, "Hey, I really like you, Liz." That's a good feeling. And I know it's true. I know that God does love me too, and His love is perfect and much deeper than the human love I'm comparing to, but that doesn't stop me from doing it sometimes. I bet you do it too. So the next time you start feeling tired of hearing people say that God loves you, remember: God likes you a lot.