By Your Side

Ok let me start off by saying that I love this song! It is such a perfect represenation of who God really is. He is always by our side. The first words in this song are "Why are you looking for love? Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough?" As I was listening to this song the other day these words hit me in a way they never had before. The world we live in is always searching for some sort of love, they want to feel affirmed and needed. They look for this in people, material things, and other ways that will never match up to the real love we can find in Christ. Nothing compares to his love. Like my church says repeatedly "He loves us because he loves us because he loves us." We don't have to earn his love, it's always been there and always will be. I can't imagine how much it hurts his heart to see us seeking after things that will never fufill us. I must admit that I am guilty of this too. I find myself looking for love in ways that won't ever measure up to the love I find in Christ. He alone makes me complete. This week I challenge you to stop looking for love in earthly things and instead look to the one who sacrificed his life for you, the one who created you and loves you more than you can ever imagine. He will always be by your side.