Dear Muslim readers,

Have you ever felt that you were unloved by Allah?

Maybe we all have experienced that at times.

We know we just haven’t measured up. . .

in our prayers,
in our piety,
in our dedication,
in our deeds.

We simply fall short – incredibly short – of God’s glory.

But here is a question for you:

Does God’s love for us depend on what we do?

Our prayers, our fasting, our good deeds?

Or. . .does God’s love for us depend upon. . .God?

His innate, perfect, unchangeable, loving character?

Here is a song written by Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick that expresses the difference between God’s perfect love for us and our unworthiness. Please listen to it and read the lyrics below.

http://youtu.be/d-m9PejEieY

NEVER BEEN UNLOVED
I have been unworthy
I have been unrighteous
And I have been unmerciful

I have been unreachable
I have been unteachable
I have been unwilling
And I’ve been undesirable

And sometimes I have been unwise
I’ve been undone by what I’m unsure of
But because of You
And all that You went through
I know that I have never been unloved

I have been unbroken
I have been unmended
I have been uneasy
And I’ve been unapprochable

I’ve been unemotional
I’ve been unexceptional
I’ve been undecided
And I have been unqualified

Unaware – I have been unfair
I’ve been unfit for blessings from above
But even I can see
The sacrifice You made for me
To show that I have never been unloved

It’s because of You
And all that You went through
I know that I have never been unloved

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Today I know and believe this incredible truth: God loves me.

Not because of anything I do.

But because of Who He is.

How about you?