Out of your league

“He’s out of your league.”
(ever heard that??)

Ouch.
But, what if that didn’t matter?

I’ve got an impossible love story for you this Valentine’s Day.
First, all the reasons why it shouldn’t work out:
She’s new in town; he’s established and reputable.
She’s dirt poor; he’s filthy rich.
She’s young; he’s quite a bit older.
She’s a foreigner; he’s privileged.

Yet they are destined to meet.
While she’s out scavenging for food one day,
He takes notice of her.
Sweaty, dirty, a hot mess.
He could have passed her by.
She’s just another poor person.

But he seeks after her.
He asks about her, then he speaks to her.
Don’t go anywhere else.
Stay with me here in my field.
I will provide for you.
I will protect you.

At mealtime, he invites her to sit close.
He serves her.
She eats, and is satisfied.
And she has some left over.

What a love story.
He goes on to sacrifice himself for her.
He redeems her and makes her his forever.

This Valentine’s day you might be experiencing an impossible love story.
I hope you are.

Because
every.
single.
person.
can have this love story.
(every married person, too).

There is Someone who is outrageously out of your league.
He’s so rich.
He’s so honorable.
He’s so privileged.
He’s so much more advanced than you (in years, in wisdom, in everything).

But He’s also SO GOOD.
SO compassionate.
He’s incredibly gracious and kind-hearted.
Because of that… He has taken notice of you!

He sees you, wherever you may be, in whatever state you are,
Whether you’re a hot mess on the outside or not…
(cuz, I gotta tell ya, He KNOWS you’re a hot mess on the inside!)
And He LOVES you.

He doesn’t want you to go anywhere else – just stay with Him in His field.
He will protect and provide for you.
This wonderful, extraordinary, impossibly-good Lover humbles Himself to serve you.
He tells you to take Him in, be satisfied. There will be more left over.
He sacrifices Himself for you.
He redeems your soul, taking you from the depths of depravity and deprivation
To His glorious home.
To be with Him, forever.

That’s an impossible love story.
One that can be yours.

Let Him love you.