There’s no place I can go your love won’t find me
No place I can hide that you can’t see
No place I can fall that your love couldn’t catch me,
You see it all, you see it all in the eyes of love”
-Hillsong United, You Don’t Miss a Thing
I’ve gone too far to be loved by God, too far to be cared for by God, too far to be wanted by God. I am no longer in the reach of my Creator. I have fallen down again and again, even after Jesus has literally given his life for me and my foolish ways. There is no way that the God of this universe would desire to love me after I have gone back to the dark place that He pulled me out of in the first place. I have drifted too far from Jesus to be saved at this point.
Thoughts like this started to encapsulate my life. Slowly, one at a time, I began to believe these thoughts as true. I believed that I was too far to be caught by God’s love. He had already saved me once, and yet I still manage to mess something up. I believed that I was not worthy of any love, care, or attention, especially compared to everyone else.
These are lies that I had created myself and also lies that the enemy leaked into my life when I was at my weakest points. But let me tell you…God is Faithful and has an unwavering love for his people. You are not too far from his reach because the Father is all around you, ready to lift you back up on your feet again, always loving, caring and desiring for you.
I have to remind myself that I will fall, but God will catch me… seventy times seven. There is no place that is too far for Him to reach me at. God knows every single part of me. He knows each thought…He knows what makes me cry, what makes me smile, what my worst temptations are… He knows everything. For some people (including me), that can be an extremely scary thought! I think, if these people around really knew how broken I was, they would never love me, care for me, want me…so now I have to be okay with God knowing my deepest thoughts, fears, and desires without hiding anything from him?! Well, yes… and I love that he knows every part of me because although he sees every flaw, He truly loves me anyway!
“The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.”- Jeremiah 31:3
An everlasting love…ah doesn’t that sound refreshing knowing that no matter how in over my head I get, his love NEVER runs out! His love is not conditional on how many times I stumble and have to cry out to him for help. He is faithful to his promises to you and me both! Listen to the truth, and stand firm in his steadfast love.
Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA
Here is the video for the lyrics at the top of this page. You will probably see throughout my writing that I absolutely love music and I hope you enjoy this inspirational song as well.
