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<body>  <h1>God's Love is Different</h1><article>
  <p class="lead dropcap">Human love can be beautiful, but it’s often fragile. It fades when feelings change, fractures when trust is broken, and can turn conditional the moment you fail to measure up. Worldly love says, “I love you because…” Because you’re useful. Because you’re attractive. Because you agree with me. But when the “because” disappears, so does the love.</p>
  <p>God’s love is different.</p>
  <div class="scripture">nothing—nothing in all creation—can separate us from “the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”<span class="ref">— Romans 8:37–39</span></div>
  <p>That’s a promise from the God who made you. The Bible has a word for this kind of love: **agape**—self-giving, undeserved, unstoppable love. Where human love often asks, “What do I get?”, God’s love asks, “What can I give?” And the answer He gives is Himself.</p>
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    <li>God’s love is compassionate toward your wounds,</li>
    <li>merciful toward your sins,</li>
    <li>patient with your doubts,</li>
    <li>and faithful when you are not.</li>
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  <p>It is not a fleeting feeling but an eternal decision rooted in His character—unchanging, holy, and good. His love is unconditional, not because He ignores justice, but because in Christ He satisfies it and then opens His arms.</p>
  <ul>
    <li>It is personal—He knows your name;</li>
    <li>covenantal—He keeps His promises;</li>
    <li>pursuing—He comes after you when you run;</li>
    <li>and protective—He holds you when everything else lets go.</li>
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    <li>His love is higher than your ideals,</li>
    <li>deeper than your failures,</li>
    <li>wider than your past,</li>
    <li>and nearer than your next breath.</li>
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  <p>Look at Jesus. On the cross, He didn’t love because we were lovable; He loved while we were guilty, confused, and far from Him. He absorbed our sin and its penalty, not to shame us but to save us. Then He rose from the dead to offer a new life that isn’t anchored to your performance but to His finished work. That’s agape love. It doesn’t ebb with your mood, your record, or your past. It holds fast when you can’t hold yourself together.</p>
  <p>Maybe you’ve tasted versions of love that left you empty: romance that promised everything and delivered anxiety, friendships built on convenience, or family bonds strained by hurt. Those loves can’t carry the weight of your soul. God’s love can. There are things that may keep us from feeling loved—trouble, fear, abuse, injustice, and loss—but nothing can pry you from Christ’s love once you turn to Him. (Romans 8:37–39). Not your darkest night. Not your most stubborn habit. Not your deepest regret. Not your unanswered questions.</p>
  <p>This isn’t a vague spirituality. It’s an invitation into a relationship with the living Jesus. He doesn’t offer you a second chance to do better; He offers you a **new life**—forgiven, adopted, secure. He offers a love that tells the truth about your sin and then covers it with His mercy. He offers a love that confronts your shame and then clothes you in His righteousness. He offers a love that doesn’t just feel strong; it **is** strong—stronger than your failures, your future, and even the grave.</p>
  <p>And this love calls for a response. Not to earn it, but to receive it. Turning to Jesus means admitting you can’t save yourself, that your heart needs more than another try or another trend, and trusting that His cross and resurrection are enough for you, right now.</p>
  <p>If you’re ready to take that step, speak to Him honestly. You can use words like these:</p>
  <p>Jesus, I need Your love. I’ve chased lesser loves and I’ve sinned against You. Thank You for dying for me and rising again. I turn from my sin and trust You as my Savior and Lord. Please forgive me, make me new, and fill me with Your Spirit. Hold me in Your love that nothing can separate me from. Amen.</p>
  <p>Human love can be a gift. It was never meant to be your foundation. God’s love in Christ is the only love that can hold the full weight of your life—today, tomorrow, and forever.</p>
  <div class="scripture">“In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”<span class="ref">— Romans 8:37</span></div>
  <p>Nothing can separate you from His love. Nothing.</p>
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