Excerpt of Lovin’ Me by Jonathan McReynolds

I’m nowhere close to a perfect man,
And it takes a supernatural love to even understand
That beyond the walls, behind the mask and confident smile,
Was a broken man trying to grow up and make life worthwhile
And I know there were times that you probably shouldn’t
But I thank you for always lovin’ me
And I know anyone else, they probably wouldn’t but I thank you for always lovin’ me
Now I know there were days I looked at myself
I felt like less of a person compared to everyone else…But when I look in the mirror and don’t like what I see, Oh I just thank you for always lovin’ me
And I know I get bad, but you wait patiently
I just thank you for always lovin’ me
You just keep lovin’ me…and you don’t let go, you just keep lovin’ me
Though I know I don’t have everything that it takes, you keep lovin’ me
And regardless of every mistake that I make you keep lovin’ me
Oh Lord, I just thank you for always lovin’ me

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This song is a powerful reminder that no matter what your past was like, regardless of what other people have said or done to hurt you, regardless of how hard you may have been on yourself, God has always and will continue to love you. It’s His love that gives me the power to overcome insecurity. His love gave me a fresh start after every mistake I made, big or small…His love empowers me to keep going every time I feel the pressure to just give up. His love gives me confidence when I feel unsure. His love reminds me that I’m not alone when I feel lonely. And I know that whether I have a little or a whole lot, I’ll always have everything I’ll ever need because He loves me. Thank you, God for always loving me.

³⁸ And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^[b] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. ³⁹ No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 AMP