From Labor to Love: When God Revealed His Love to Me

At 5:24am today, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl 😭😭😭 10 years ago!

🩷I will NEVER forget that moment. That moment when the nurse placed her in my arms, and I saw her little face, in that very moment, I heard the Lord say, 

“That love you feel for your baby… that’s how I feel about you.” 😭😭😭

🩷Until then, I never truly understood the love of God. But in that moment, holding my firstborn, I felt the weight of His love in a way I had never known before. A love that is pure, unconditional, and overwhelming. A love that doesn’t let go😭. 

🩷I had read about God’s love, sung about His love, and heard others preach about His love… but not until that moment, I hadn’t truly understand His love. The fierce, protective, unstoppable love I felt for my daughter was only a glimpse of the infinite love The Father has for us.

The enemy will try to make you doubt God’s love. He’ll whisper that you’re too broken, too sinful, too far gone. But the same way a mother (from a mother’s experience) doesn’t stop loving her child when they stumble, your Heavenly Father does NOT stop loving you when you fall🤍

🩷His love is not based on your perfection, it’s rooted in HIS CHARACTER🙌🏼.

📖 Romans 8:38-39 says NOTHING in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. NOTHING. NOT your past, NOT your mistakes, NOT your struggles, NOT even the devil himself!

💕10 years later, as I celebrate my daughter’s life, I also celebrate this eternal truth🥹 The love of God is stronger, deeper, and more relentless than anything I could ever comprehend.

🩷Motherhood has been one of the clearest mirrors of God’s heart. Just as I nurture, guide, and love my daughter, sometimes with tears, sometimes with correction, but always with compassion, so does my Heavenly Father with me and with you💕

I’m grateful beyond words for this precious gift, and even more grateful for the revelation of God’s love that came through her life.

🩷If you ever wonder how God feels about you, remember the love of a mother (from a mother’s experience) holding her newborn. Multiply it by infinity, and you’ll only begin to touch the surface of God’s heart for you.🩷

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