:Wanted::

I think deep inside of everyone there is a yearning to be wanted. Just like the yearning to be loved.

When I walk into a room I automatically want someone to want me there. I don't like the feeling of rejection that comes with no one wanting me there.

I've heard time and time again that--Jesus loves me, Jesus wants me. I've heard it so often that I think I've somehow become numb to it.

Lately, just like love, the way God wants me has been becoming more and more real to me.

I don't have to worry about Him never wanting me around or that He will reject me. It's quite the opposite in fact. He wants me so badly He sent His only Son to die so that I could be with Him. He delights in hearing my requests. He loves it when I spend time with Him. He never wishes that I would just leave Him alone, or that I would go away. He wants me. It's not that He needs me, it's that he wants me.

That is so freeing. No matter how many people reject me, God never will. He will always be with me. He will always love me. He will always want me.