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NASB | Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deut 6:5] |
Bible Question: What do you do when you feel as if knowone loves you not family not friends and not even God. I feel like I have used up all of my chances to try and make things right with God and I just feel like he has given up on me. I know in my head as a christian that this is not true but in my heart I can no longer feel love for or from anyone or anything. What do I do? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Amanda! What to do... Read Scripture! Saturate yourself with God's Word! He tells us that He is Love! He tells us that Love has no end! He tells us that Love is all forgiving! He tells us that Love is Life! I've just met you (virtually)... but your words brought me back to my childhood and my young adulthood... I've been there! I've met people who have been there! One particular person was a high school teacher... I noticed a change in her... I saw her withdraw in quiet desperation... I saw her melting away... but she had been too full of life, too optimistic, too generous, too pleasing... I never saw it coming! ...she commited suicide before I had a chance to asure her that she was not alone! On a good note... I've managed to convince a few that the value of life is not measured by material possessions, that the value of life goes well beyond our immediate being... Jesus said that the greatest love is giving one's life for a friend... He gave His life so that you, His friend, might Live! (John 15:13) And I know that God will never take back that Gift--don't get me wrong, you, I or anyone else can reject His Gift, but He will never stop Loving us! Jesus commandment is that we love one another as He Loved us! (John 15:17) As your brother in Christ, I am here for you! If you need someone to listen and offer you Christian advice, feel free to drop a line: jcrichtonfs1@yahoo.com Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8... meditate on this Scriptural passage... make it yours! My sister, you are loved by God, He created you in love, He gave His life to bring you closer to Him... if you seek Him He will not cast you out! Remember that Satan will use your weakness (any hurtful/painful experience) to plant doubt in your heart and mind... don't listen to him... he is a murderous liar! Do not allow your personal failures or the deception of others around you to convince you that you are not loved, that you cannot love or that you are not deserving of God's Love! Specially now, when you feel broken, useless, and confused... this is when Jesus Loves you best! Put all doubt out of your mind! Call on to the Holy Spirit to fill you with Hope and Joy... in Jesus you are able to love and you are loved! Remember too that old song: Jesus loves me, oh yes he does! Jesus loves me, oh yes he does! Keep singing these verses in your mind... He will reveal Himself to you as you acknowledge His Love for you! God Bless! Angel |