I was able to share what it means to be God’s Beloved today.  I have spoken about this for most of my Christian life. Well, at least the past 6 or 7 years that is.  I have spoken about it and now I have had the chance to preach about it and I came to realize that the words that I spoke were for me also.  Here I was with a room filled with broken women, who needed to know that they were worth it and God was telling me the same thing.  I was delivered today in a most amazing way, God’s truth through my own voice ministered to me.  I watched as the Holy Spirit grabbed a hold of those listening and embraced them where they needed it most.  We have all made so many mistakes in our life and with those mistakes and choices have come so many regrets.  It is not a coincidence that every time we begin to draw close to Christ, we start to have the thoughts of all the reasons why we are not worth his love.  Here I am standing in front of people speaking of how awesome our God is and how he doesn’t have an issue with our past, what he wants is our hearts.  There is nothing, Christ says, nothing on Earth, nor Heaven, nor Hell that can keep us from his love.  This means we are worth it and no matter how many times those voices come, we can stand firm with our belt of truth knowing that Christ is walking with us, every step is a step forward, there is NO TURNING BACK.  God has chased after all of us and he will continue to chase because his heart is broken for the lost as should ours be.  I listened as I spoke today about what it means to be His Beloved, it means that His focus is me and my needs and for you His focus is you and your needs.  He will not let a single one of us go astray and be led into danger.  He is the Hound of Heaven that will never stop chasing after His Beloved.  The more I have realized in my life that God’s truth is right the more I realize as a human I want to run.  However, Jesus comes and tells us, do not run from me, you are MY BELOVED and I AM NOT ASHAMED TO CALL YOU MY OWN!  When he speaks whether through a sermon, a conversation, a listening ear, a hug, a word of encouragement, or even a simple smile.. He speaks His truth which is Love, but a Love that is everlasting.  His choice was not only to give us salvation, but to carry the burdens that become to heavy for us to carry alone and through that truth and that understanding we can accept our role as his servants, because it is through our Freedom in Christ that others, who are lost and broken, can see His light shine through us.  I learned today that even as you stand and speak for Christ, when the Holy Spirit takes over, even your own words can minister to you.  My God is My Savior, My King, My Father and My Friend. AMEN!!