27 Feb A Love That Found Me: Reflections on the Love of God
February is often called ‘the month of love’ because of Valentine’s Day. Everywhere we turn, there are reminders—roses in shop windows, heart-shaped chocolates, and carefully curated social media posts celebrating romance. But for some of us, love isn’t always something we’ve easily recognized or received.
I grew up in a family where love wasn’t freely expressed. Affection felt distant, something you knew existed but wasn’t necessarily shown. I never doubted that my parents cared, but words of affirmation, warm hugs, or simple “I love yous” were just about non-existent. Because of this, I struggled—not just with giving and receiving love but also with understanding God’s love for me. How could I trust in something so freely given when love, for much of my life, had felt like something that had to be earned?
As I got older, I saw reflections of this brokenness in the world around me. One of my favourite TV shows has always been Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. While it’s a crime drama on the surface, at its core, it reveals the deep, painful realities of a world where love is often twisted, withheld, or broken. It tells stories of people longing for love but finding themselves trapped in pain instead. Watching it, I often think about how desperately we all want to be seen, known, and cherished—and how often that longing leads to heartbreak when we search for it in the wrong places.
But there is a love that never fails. A love that came looking for us.
A Love That Finds Us
Unlike the conditional, often complicated love we experience in human relationships, God’s love is entirely different. It doesn’t wait for us to be perfect. It doesn’t require us to prove our worth. It comes searching for us in our brokenness, in our doubts, in our fear that we are somehow unworthy. It does not wait to be earned or sought after—it pursues. From the very beginning, God’s love has been an active force, reaching out to humanity. In Luke 19:10 ESV, Jesus declares, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” We were not the ones who found Him; He found us. He pursued us with relentless grace, knowing our flaws, our fears, and our doubts, yet loving us still.
For a long time, I wrestled with the idea that God’s love could be that unconditional. I had learned that love came with strings, that it had to be proven or earned or maintained. But then I encountered the truth of Romans 5:8 ESV: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” This love doesn’t hesitate. It doesn’t turn away when we are at our worst. Instead, it reaches into the messiest parts of our lives and calls us ‘beloved’.
Think about that for a moment. God didn’t wait until we had it all figured out. He didn’t wait until we cleaned up our past, fixed our mistakes, or became the best version of ourselves. He pursued us exactly where we were.
No matter what you and I have been through—whether we’ve experienced love in its healthiest form or struggled to believe we are worthy of it—God’s love remains constant. It is not like human love that shifts with emotions, circumstances, or conditions. It is steadfast, unwavering, and unrelenting.
A Love We Can Rely On
Human love, as beautiful as it can be, is imperfect. But God’s love? It never fails. “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;” (Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV). If you’ve ever felt uncertain about God’s love, you’re not alone. Maybe life has made you sceptical. People fail; promises are broken, and hearts are wounded. Maybe you’ve built walls to protect yourself, fearing that love—especially divine love—comes with strings attached.
But Scripture reminds us over and over again that God’s love is different.
• “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17 ESV
• “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are…” – 1 John 3:1 ESV
• “…I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” – Jeremiah 31:3 ESV
His love is not just something He gives—it is who He is. 1 John 4:8 tells us, “…God is love.” Not just loving. Not just kind. Love itself. And because of that, His love is never based on our performance. We don’t have to earn it, fight for it, or fear that it will disappear. It is a love we can trust. There is nothing we can do to make Him love us less, and nothing we can do to make Him love us more. His love is unwavering, faithful even when we are not.
I think about the times I have doubted, the moments I have pushed God away because I felt unworthy or abandoned. And yet, He has never left. His love remains constant, a safe place to return to. It is a love we can rely on, a love that stands firm when everything else feels uncertain.
A Love That Brings Us Home
Perhaps one of the most powerful truths about God’s love is that it does not leave us where we are. If you’ve ever felt lost, alone, or unworthy of love, know this: God’s love is calling you home. Like the father in the story of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), He is always watching, always waiting, always ready to embrace us the moment we turn toward Him. Like the prodigal son, we may wander, we may lose our way, but the Father’s arms remain open, ready to welcome us back. His love gives us identity, belonging, and a place to call home. This is the love we all long for. A love that sees us at our worst and still chooses us. A love that isn’t threatened by our doubts or failures. A love that is patient, kind, and enduring (1 Corinthians 13:4, 7).
Moreover, it is a love that will bring us home into eternity with Him. Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many rooms… I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also” (John 14:2-3 ESV). We have an eternal home to look forward to in Christ, where there will be no more tears, no more pain, and no more mourning (Revelation 21:4).
So, if like me, you have ever struggled with love—whether receiving it, trusting it, or believing in it—let this be a reminder: you are already fully and completely loved by the One who created you. No conditions. No requirements. Just grace upon grace. It is a gift, freely given, immeasurable and unchanging. A love that pursues. A love that never fails. A love that, no matter where we’ve been or what we’ve done, will always bring us home.
And that, more than any roses or heart-shaped chocolates, is the greatest love of all.
A Call to Receive His Love
Wherever you are in your journey, know that God’s love is available to you right now. Maybe you’ve never truly received it, or maybe you need to experience it anew. Either way, His arms are open.
If you’ve never invited God’s love into your life, take a moment to do so now. Simply pray: “God, I open my heart to Your love. I receive the gift of Your grace and choose to trust in Your unfailing love for me.”
And if you’ve walked with Him but feel distant, know that His love has never wavered. Ask Him to renew your heart, to remind you once again of the depth of His love, and to help you rest in the truth that you are fully known and fully loved.
God’s love is here. For you. Always.
A volunteer blogger whose passion is to see the people of God become all that the LORD intended them to be in their personal relationships with Him that overflow into their daily lives.
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