by Judi Weiss

Has someone ever told you that they cared about you but you guys couldn’t be friends because of (fill in the blank)? Or have you ever been told by your girlfriend/boyfriend that you guys would never work out? It hurts, like a crushing kind of pain. Kind of makes you wonder if you’ll ever find someone who loves you unconditionally.

But when stuff like that happens, it reminds me of God’s words to Moses on Mount Sinai: “You must worship no other gods, but only the Lord, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.” –Exodus 34:14

That verse made me think. God, who built this earth, who made a man out of dust from the ground, who strung the stars up in the sky, wants to have a relationship with me.

There are things that go on, that make you think you’ll have to go through it alone, but you don’t. God is there, and he always will be. One of my favorite chapters in the Bible is Psalm 18. After the Lord delivers him from his enemies, David wrote words that everyone can relate to.

“I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” –Psalm 18:1-2

No matter how much this life throws at you, cling to the Lord. He wants that relationship with you. He’s so passionate about you. He’ll never leave you, forsake you, or abandon you. He’s the one who can love you unconditionally. All you have to do is let him in.