An open letter to my children about love

Dear Yennixon, Nahiara & Markel,

There are so many things about love I would like to tell you before you grow! You will find many ways of love that will nurture your heart: our love as your parents, the love from your family, the love for your friends, the from your espouse in the future… But nothing will ever compare to the love God has for you.

He created you and loved you even before you were born

Psalm 139:13 - For you formed my inward parts;

you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

He sent His Son to bear your sins in the cross and give you eternal life

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son

that whoever believes in him should not perish

but have eternal life.

He is the only one whose love never fails because He IS love

1John 4:16 - So we have come to know and to believe

the love that God has for us.

God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God,

and God abides in him.

He gives you undeserved mercy. Always. He is faithful. Always.

Jeremiah 31:3 - I have loved you with an everlasting love;

therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.

My dearest children, accept His love, treasure His love, rejoice in His love…

…When you don´t know what to do

…When you are hurting, sad and down

…When you feel lost and lonely

…When you think no one loves you or that you don´t deserve to be loved.

…When you are in trouble

Remember that God loves you with and everlasting love. That His love never fails. That His love will help you endure whatever situation you might face. That His love is perfect and it never ends.

Today's post  was written by Edurne Mencia.

BIO – Edurne Mencía de Nieves is a wife and mom from Spain serving God as a missionary to tribes in the jungle of Venezuela. She met her husband Maracucho at Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina and they have 3 little children (Yennixon, 6, Nahiara, 4, and Markel, 2). She blogs in Spanish in Elviajedeunamujer.com and co-leads the Spanish section of Good Morning Girls at BuenDiaChicas.com.