In the Church we talk a lot about repentance and forgiveness. We say it all the time, “we are all sinners who need saving through the work of Jesus Christ.” When times are good it is easy to say, “I know I am forgiven because Jesus loves me.” However, there are also times when we cry out like David did in Psalm 22, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” And there are seasons when life can make us feel like a pinball bouncing between every possible extreme.

Once those times of doubt rear up, we need to lean into the promises that God has made to us. We must remember that God’s faithfulness in the past is a pattern and a promise for what God will do in the future. You are a child of God, and you are loved so deeply that nothing can come between you and your loving savior. The world (or your own mind) may come at you and try to convince you that you cannot be loved. This is a lie! You are a beloved child. You are always welcome to turn back to God. God does not lie. He showed us His love through Jesus.

Paul in Romans 8 says it this way,

“38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

When Paul says “nothing” he means “NOTHING.” There is not one thing in this world (or out of it) that can make God stop loving you—nothing that you’ve done, nothing that you’ve said, nothing that you thought. No matter what, there is always a path back to hope and redemption because God so loved you, that he sent his only son, that you should not perish but have eternal life.

Even when it feels hard to believe, Jesus loves you.