furious love.

we are so so so loved.

truly.

we have a Father that is so freakin' crazy about us. He loves who we are. right now.
He isn't living to love the future us, waiting for us to be who we will be in a year, ten years...
He is in love with who we are right this very minute.
in all of our mess.
He never loves us less than He does right now. He never loves us more than He does right now.
all the love that He has, He has for us right now.
we are His kids.
His little snotty nosed, scabby kneed, attention starved kids who need our Father's lovin'.
we can ask him for things we want, even if we won't always get them.
He loves when we ask. He loves when we come to Him.
when we need it, He disciplines us.
when we hurt, He hold us.
because He loves us.
He really loves us.

there are a lot of His kids out there that don't realize they are his kids. and i'm one of them.
i've realized it lately.
we spend a lot of time striving to be close to Him. striving to hear His voice. striving to be better.
striving to be more disciplined, more holy, to pray more, to read more, to spend more time at church, to volunteer more time, to be on staff at a church... we strive so hard.
i think part of that is rooted in the fact that
we do not know who we are.
we keep striving striving striving 
to be something that we already are.
we are His children.
His beloved sons & daughters.
we don't have to try. because that is who we are.
we need to chill out, to sit for even a moment and enjoy it. to abide.

we are deeply, passionately, furiously loved 
by a crazy loving God.
that's who we are.

we are loved.