Happy Valentines Day! I hope you know just how much…
You are LOVED
Welcome online study sisters and new friends hopping over from my Encouragement for Today devotion. I’m so glad you are here! In my devotion, Because You are His, I talk about the love of a mom watching over her children – and how God says He watches over us just like that. Not only does He watch over us – HE DELIGHTS IN US!!{ Zeph. 3:17}
And with His love, He calms our concerns, quiets our fears and speak promises of assurance to our hearts! Scripture says He sings over us, too. I have a feeling the song He sings over you today is written just for YOU, describing the beautiful woman He’s created you to be, while gently leading your heart to know and rely on His love more and more each day.
Oh how I want to know and rely on His love…His unconditional, unfailing, patient and kind Love. How about you? In this short video m message today, I share one of the most important truths I’ve ever learned about God’s love. I’d love to share it with you. Maybe we can connect over lunch or coffee right here at my kitchen table. 🙂
“Message Notes” are 1to download in a PDF format here or in a MSWord doc here.
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Let these truths sink into your heart today…
You are CHOSEN. You are LOVED. You are ACCEPTED.
(Download His Promises and print them for keeps!?)
Although God may not send His love covered in chocolate or delivered in satin covered boxes, let’s remember today how He left Himself as a Love letter nailed to the cross of Calvary, declaring the depth of HIS unfailing love for us – forever! I pray that you will live in HIS love today today…bringing the empty well of your heart to Jesus – so He can fill it!
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Your current positions usually include alot of really up to date info. Where do you come up with this? Just declaring you are very inspiring. Thanks again
Wow… I came to god tonight asking him to speak to me and this video did just that. It was like it was spoken to just me. I love God and trust that he will fill those empty places in my life just like in the video. I have tried to be filled by all the things Renee talks about and it does not work because we need God to fill those places. Thank you lord for this website!!
I needs to read this book. Thank You!!!!
I feel reading this book would be a big help to me.
I love the reminder that I am Loved by God who never changes! I love knowing that He loves me unconditionally and He is continually working on me and that I am a new creation in Him. Thank you for that reminder!
This spoke to me 3 days after Valentines Day! I have something on my heart but something you said in the devotion was what I needed to hear. Thank you!!
Angelina from Feb. 8th, did you ever get a copy of Renee’s book? If not plz. Email me with your email address.
I have spread the news about this wonderful book. It is such a keeper, uplifting & insightful book. The best I have read in years. This is the book I have prayed for. I purchased it after seeing the link about your blogs, and then read every moment I could to catch up with the blogs so I could participate. You have no idea how this is a lifesaver for me. Thank you very much.
I blogged about this giveaway!!!
good luck to everyone.
I pinned this giveaway!!!
how could I not, it’s incredible.
EVERY woman should have a copy of this book… and share it.
makes a great gift for all our friends!!!!
I shared the link on twitter
I shared the link on facebook
i follow on twitter
I follow on facebook!!!
if I could only tell you how much I NEED this book…..
Thank you for writing such an amazing piece of work
and offering a giveaway like this to us.
Renee,
I’d like to enter to receive Living Loved Give-Away on all the other links, but I have my own personal reasons why I won’t get on facebook & I have no clue what twitter, pin the link, or blog the link really mean or how it works. I’m just not that connected except through email (I can at least manage that somewhat)
You have all touched my heart while reading your comments and just knowing that we are all different, yet so much alike in so many areas of struggles, etc. The only thing I’ve learned and that is to trust God, believe in His promises and to wait on Him. Proverbs 3:5-6 has always been a vital Scripture in my life.
“Trust the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Renee,
For most of my life (45 yrs +), I longed to be loved & to be happy. As a child, I believed in those fairy tales, you know, like..”the knight in shining armor would ride up on his great white horse and rescue me from this dysfunctional lifestyle. I even believed that I was going to find my true love & we’d fall madly in love, get married and live…happily ever after.” Remember?? Well, reality hit me pretty hard when I turned 17 yrs old, pregnant and didn’t want to tell my family because I knew how they were going to react. “You made your bed,,,so now you have to live with it!” My knight in shining armor became my husband (only because his parents refused to pay for another unwed mother he had gotten pregnant & made him take responsibilty by him marrying me. He cheated on me while I was carrying our baby & yet I couldn’t go back to that house because I didn’t want to hear how such a failure I was. But to come right down to it, I just didn’t want to go back to that house because it never really was ever a home. Thought that my marriage would get better after our beautiful daughter was born & that I was finally going to have my own family & my husband was going to truly love me & we’d live happily ever after. Two years went by & I gave birth to a handsome son.
I spent most of my time with my children. We’d laugh, play & just love each other & they depended on me for everything. I’d tuck them in bed, read to them, & kiss them goodnight. Later on, I’d sneak back in their rooms & just watch them as they slept. Praying that God would keep them save & sound. Afterwards, when I knew that they were fully asleep, I’d slip out just as quietly as I sneaked in their rooms in the first place. Then it was my time to relax and sleep with one ear open…just in case. Unfortunately, my marriage lasted only five years & I didn’t have the courage or confidence to fight for my children & I reluctantly gave up my most precious babies (ages 2 & 4) to their father because I was convinced that I couldn’t take care of them and they’d be better off with their father. I was reassured that I could see them any time I wanted to,but, of course that was a lie as well. I did have visitation rights & majority of the time, my ex didn’t show up with my kids at the designated area he’d chosen & I would wait for hours & hours. I would get depressed & then I turned to drugs & alcohol to ease my pain. I was then addicted for over twenty-five years & I just couldn’t seem to get off that road of destruction I stumbled on. I didn’t want to go on with my life anymore (too hard for me to deal with especially without my children whom I loved so much & yet wanted only the best for them). After attempting suicide at least three times, I really didn’t want to die, I just longed for my children back in my arms & to love them & never let them go ever again!!! I was so angry at God, my family & everyone else who I felt had betrayed me or caused me pain. I did get a second chance with my children and I was so blessed to have them in my life, yet my fears minus confidence couldn’t hold up when my children couldn’t forgive me for leaving them. Nothing I could do or ever say to them would ever make them believe that I loved them & missed them with all my heart & hoped that they would forgive me. My son didn’t even remember me & my daughter, four years ago asked me never to get in contact her ever again. Even though I gave myself to Christ over fifteen years ago & He delivered me of drugs & alcohol, my addictions to sex, healed me of cervical cancer (caused by STD), and so many things. He has walked me through my past & even now as I struggle now & then with thoughts of my children & wondering how they’re doing, God has been healing me of so many circumstances through forgiveness of all who have caused me pain. Yes, there are still consequences that I had to pay & I know that God is still working in me to help me forgive myself for the poor choices I’ve made in my life. It is an everyday process.
This study has helped me so much (even though I haven’t made any comments until now). I’ve chosen not to stay a victim…but to know that I have victory (in any situation) through Jesus Christ. Amen
God has blessed me after twenty-five years of being divorced with a wonderful, godly man & I know that he loves me very much. My husband knows that I love him very much & he doesn’t mind being my second love because…Jesus is my first love and I know that HE CHOSE ME; HE LOVES ME; I AM ACCEPTED!
My husband & I celebrated our 14 year anniversary on Jan 2nd and God willing we’ll have several more (even through the ups & downs because we know that God is the center of our marriage)
I’ve been praying for you all…God Bless You Thanks for listening
Thanks Renee for the reminder to look to Him to fill our lives!
Its such a wonderful thought that God loves us no matter what day it is, and that his love is never failing. heres something cool to try, when my husband and I took premarital classes at our church last year the pastor and his wife suggested we do this some time to be reminded. In your bible turn to 1corinthians 13 starting in verse 4 everytime it says the word love put your name in place.
#3 question…..Yes I have limitations and weaknesses that makes me doubt that God would want to use me. I was always painfully shy, and bullied as a child. I feel as I do not have anything to offer others or any thing that God would want to use me for. Even though I was always a good student, I sitll feel inadequate when it comes to being smart enough. Through this study though, I can feel God louder than before telling me that I can do things but only thru His power working in me.