Are You Feeling Unloved, Unworthy, Unwanted?
Meet Love!
As I stepped onto a plane headed for an unknown country, to an unknown situation, to unknown people, I felt unloved, unworthy, unwanted.
It was December 2008 I could not face Christmas. I was running to the other side of the world—Australia, to sort out my messy life. My kids had previously left home, my marriage was in shambles having found out about my husband's unfaithfulness, and I was internally tortured.
Should I stay in the marriage or kick him to the curb as people suggested? Everyone had a different opinion, and I was too sad, too broken, too angry at both my husband and God to come to any conclusion.
It's a story for another day how God woke me in the night and told me to go to Australia to a place my son had previously visited. When I asked him the name of that town, he said it was called Shell Harbour—the name itself, shell and harbour signified safety. I got on the internet and had just enough travel points to book the trip.
I cried all the way to Australia never more alone.
What a gift that time turned out to be. These people who had never met me picked me up at the airport. I call them my Aussie angels—as they became the hands and feet of Christ Himself. Their warm hugs to a complete stranger, and help in finding a place to live, buying a car, learning how to drive on the wrong side of the road, and sharing Aussie lingo and laughter were just a few of their gifts. Every week Jenny and Karen picked up this lonely waif and took me on an Aussie adventure to see kangaroos in the wild, Seven-mile beach, best seaside fish n'chips in the world, boating, dirt biking in the outback, shopping in downtown Sydney, skydiving ... you name it, they arranged it . And not only the two of them, but their church, their families, their friends, everyone embraced me and surrounded me with God's overwhelming love.
Over that three months God showed that He truly was the God of Love and Peace—even in the midst of incredible sorrow. He renewed my faith in Him and His desperate love for me despite the sorry circumstance of my life. God showed His incredible love one hug at a time through living people who loved Him and consequently loved me.
As a Christian never underestimate the power of your love given to a hurting soul. You may be who God wants to use to restore faith in His goodness when life is not good.
And if you are hurting, never buy into the assumption God is not a God who answers your prayers because your life has fallen apart, like I did. Yeah, after years of praying for my husband I grappled with the why. But then I met God in a new way, a way I would never have known Him otherwise—the God of extravagant love. Like indelible ink, He is now tattooed upon my heart. I no longer fear anything for I know His powerful love will see me through. I came back to Canada with a restored identity, knowing my worth and believing what God believed about me—I was both loved and loveable.
God is waiting to show you this same life-transforming love. For His very character is—God of Love and Peace and He loves you very much.
"Become complete. Be of comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and The God of Love and Peace will be with you. 2 Cor. 13:11
If you are feeling sad, unworthy, unloved please listen to this powerful song by Lauren Daigle called You Say. The words and music will restore a piece of your broken heart.
All Scripture taken from the NKJV
Other Names of God that may encourage can be found on the following dates.
1) Elohim-God - October 1, 2018 2) Abba Father - October 15, 2018 3) El Shaddai - October 22, 2018 4) The Truth - October 28, 2018 5) The Alpha & Omega - Nov. 5, 2018 6) Yahweh-Shalom - Nov. 12, 2018 7) God of All Comfort - Nov. 19,2018 8) The Rock - Nov. 26, 2018 9) Our Maker - Dec. 3, 2018 10) Our Defender - Dec.10, 2018 11) Immanuel - Dec. 17, 2018 12) The Bread of Life - Jan. 7, 2019 13) Yahweh-Nissi - Jan. 14, 2019 14) Yahweh-Rohi - Jan. 21, 2019 15) The Lord - Jan. 28, 2019 16) Deliverer - Feb. 4, 2019 17) Spirit of the Living God - Feb. 11, 2019 18) Yahweh-Rophe Part 1 - Feb. 18, 2019 19) Yahweh-Rophe Part 2 - Feb. 25, 2019 20) King of Kings -Mar. 4, 2019 (21) Adonai - March 11, 2019 (22) I AM WHO I AM - Yahweh, March 18, 2019 (22)The God of Love and Peace-Mar.25, 2019
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About the author
Blossom Turner is an award-winning novelist, and a free-lance writer published in Chicken Soup and Kernels of Hope anthologies, and former newspaper columnist on health and fitness. A Word Guild semi-finalist for Anna's Secret, Katherine's Arrangement, Amelia’s Heartsong, and a Word Guild winner for Best Romance for Lucinda’s Defender. She has found her home in the writing of historical fiction but is open to wherever God leads. The many 5-star reviews attest to the power of love and romance authentically woven into the Shenandoah Bride Series about five sisters and their five love stories.
Blossom lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her husband, David, of forty years and their dog Lacey named after Lacey Spring, Virginia, where this series takes place. A former businesswoman, personal trainer, and mother of two grown children she is now pursuing her lifelong dream of writing full-time. A hopeless romantic at heart, she believes all story should give the reader significant entertainment value. However, her writing embodies the struggles of real life. She infuses the reality of suffering with the hope of Christ to give a healthy dose of relatable encouragement to her reader. Her desire is to leave the reader with a yearning to live for Christ on a deeper level, or at the very least, create a hunger to seek for more.
Co-author Suzie Zanewhich
Suzie is a certified life coach, leader of emotional health, and resource specialist. She has found her niche as a soul coach.
Suzie finds purpose in empowering individuals to move towards growth, healing, and alignment with their authentic self. Suzie is driven by a calling to live authentically, as the person God created her to be, to reach her fullest potential and lead others to do the same. Her passion is to help others find meaning through discovering their strengths, gifts, personality, temperament and core values.
Suzie is a life-long learner, continuously immersing herself in new courses to learn more about human behaviour, relationships, psychology, child development, emotions, trauma and healing. Because of her craving to always learn more she has earned the title of resource specialist in the area of self-discovery.
Suzie Zanewich lives with her husband in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has a patchwork family of four grown children, two daughters, two sons and three granddaughters.
Comments 6
Guest - Deb
on Monday, 25 March 2019 06:35
Thanks for sharing this, What a great testimony to HIS LOVE for YOU!
Guest - Blossom Turner
on Monday, 25 March 2019 19:29
Thank you, I hope and pray it will touch the broken-hearted today.
Guest - Janice
on Thursday, 28 March 2019 09:27
“God showed His incredible love one hug at a time” - I love this. It is so true! I have been on the receiving end of many of these hugs and Blossom, you’ve been the giver. Thank you!
Guest - Blossom Turner
on Friday, 29 March 2019 10:24
Thank you for echoing dear Janice, the truth that God does give hugs and love through the arms and hands of those around us when we are suffering. For you have suffered and you have kept and grown in faith. You Janice, are an inspiration.
Guest - TeenaG
on Thursday, 28 March 2019 20:05
Oh.. This is so interesting and inspiring to hear!! Do you do public speaking?? or maybe when your book comes out will you be doing any??
Australia is on my bucket list!!
Guest - Blossom Turner
on Friday, 29 March 2019 10:29
Yes, Teena I have done some public speaking. My new book "Anna's Secret" which will be released May 1st is a way to tell the story of God's amazing gift of forgiveness and what a gift we give when we forgive each other ... I see it as a parable, teaching in the way Jesus did with story. Of course I have added romance, which in my mind makes any story great.
And Australia was amazing ... I did not get to see near as much as I would have loved, and I want to go back so badly to see my Aussie friends.