You Are Wanted

Exactly as you are...

The creator of the universe, the God who made the patterns of your fingerprints, wants you. He doesn't have ulterior motives, He just loves you. Exactly how you are right in this vary moment, He loves you. Knowing everything you have ever done throughout the entire course of your life, He loves you in the midst of whatever stage of life you may find yourself in.

Unconditionally loved.

How does it make you feel thinking about an omnipotent, omnipresent, and perfect Creator who just delights in you? Why does he delight in you? He delights in your quirks because He designed them all. Conditional love includes people's imperfect "love" that presents itself from how we look, or act, or perform in life. If you're human, then you have been marred by the counterfeit damage of conditional love. Most of our internal soul damage comes from very imperfect love from relatives, friends, and people in general who are imperfect. Have you really dwelled on the Creator's infinite unconditional love for you that is unlike the love He possesses for any other person that He also created? Wow!

You are wanted.

God's kingdom is vast. What is the kingdom? The kingdom is all of God's children and all of the creatures that worship and serve Him. His children are the building blocks of His kingdom. Every day people around the globe are receiving salvation into their spirits. They are acknowledging the truth of the gospel. 1 Timothy 2:3-4 states, "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."

His desire is that all people come to know him deeply on a daily, intimate level. Will all people come to know Him in this way? No, unfortunately not. I have heard it said many times that God is the perfect gentleman. In other words, He doesn't force Himself on His creation. He gives us the freedom to trust Him or not. He wants you to know Him and see that He truly is good. Psalm 34:8 says, "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!" The echoes of His heart say that He has done everything possible for making a way and being the way for you to have fulfillment in life. He calls you by name and gladly wants you to be a part of his team, a part of His kingdom!

In grade school, maybe you remember being chosen or not chosen first for being on teams. It feels good to be chosen first because you know that you're wanted. It feels embarrassing if you're chosen last because you feel unwanted or like your skills are not of worth. God points right at you, knowing you better than any relative or best friend you may have, and says, "I want you!"

He wants to hear you speak your mind and heart.

Not only does God want you to be apart of His kingdom, but he wants to hear from you as often as possible. Everything you think, He knows before you think it, but wildly, and somewhat mysteriously, He still wants to hear you speak. Why? God is a God of connection and intimacy. He wants to hear what you are grateful for, what you're upset about, and what your hopes are for the future. Prayer doesn't have to be spoken in formal, fancy language. In fact, I wager that God would much rather a sincere heart with simple words, then insincerity with the sugar coating of flowery language.

Now, to bundle all these points together concisely...

You are unconditionally loved exactly as you are and you are wanted for something BIG that will last for eternity!