Dear Little Girl...Love Anyway

Dear Little Girl,

Have you ever felt like your heart is stretched in two directions — one part aching, the other still believing?
Like you’ve been fighting to stay soft in a world — or a marriage — that keeps trying to harden you?

You’re not alone.

These past few months have been heavy.
Not just for the world, but in your own home.
Conversations have been hard.
The air has felt tense.
You’ve had to speak truth that hurt to say and hurt to hear.

But even here — in the push and pull of love and pain — God is reminding you:

“Love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

🌿 Love Isn’t Naïve — It’s Holy

Love doesn’t mean ignoring what’s broken.
It means looking right at the fracture and still choosing not to throw the pieces away.

Love says, “I’ll fight for peace even when I’m tired.”
Love says, “I’ll forgive again, not because they deserve it, but because I’ve been forgiven too.”

And sometimes love says, “I’ll step back and let God handle what I can’t.”

That’s what you’ve been learning lately —
that love and boundaries can coexist,
that empathy and exhaustion can hold hands,
that hope and heartbreak can share the same breath.

✨ Division Isn’t Just in the World — It’s in Our Stories

The world still feels divided — politically, spiritually, emotionally —
but so do families, so do marriages, so do hearts.

And yet… God still moves through broken things.

Division isn’t new. It’s as old as the Garden.
Eve longed for what she couldn’t have.
Cain lashed out at his brother.
Sarah rushed God’s promise and asked Abraham to take Hagar.

And generations later, division still echoed.

But so did love.

Because even when Hagar was sent away, God didn’t abandon her.
Even when families were split, God still moved through the broken pieces.
Even when humanity kept messing up, God still sent Jesus.

And when Jesus came, He didn’t bring condemnation.
He brought empathy.
He felt what we feel. He walked among us.

And then He left us with one command:

“Love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

Simple. Not easy.

Especially when the world feels sharp.
When we’re scared.
When we feel unseen, unheard, or misunderstood.

But I’m learning this:

Self-control is the foundation of all the fruits. (Galatians 5:22–23)

And maybe that’s where it starts —
with pausing, breathing, choosing love when anger would be easier.
Choosing to trust when fear wants the last word.

Even now, God is moving through your story —
in the quiet moments,
the counseling sessions,
the small conversations where understanding begins to bloom again.

He’s whispering:

“Love anyway. Even when it’s hard. Even when you’re scared. Even when you don’t understand.”

💛 This Is What Love Looks Like Now

It looks like praying for peace when your heart wants justice.
It looks like forgiving the same person more times than you thought possible.
It looks like choosing gentleness when anger feels justified.
It looks like believing God can still bring resurrection where something once died.

It’s not easy.
But it’s holy.

🙏 Prayer

Lord, thank You for showing me that love is more than a feeling — it’s a decision.
Help me love when I’d rather run.
Help me trust when I don’t understand.
Help me stay soft, even when life feels sharp.
And when my love feels small, remind me that Yours is big enough for both of us.
Amen.