This February, as our ministries explore the theme of love, I'm reminded that God didn't wait for us to get it right. He loved us first. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). His love isn't based on our performance or perfection—it's unconditional, sacrificial, and transformative.

When we truly grasp how deeply we are loved by God, something shifts. We stop striving to earn approval and start living from a place of overflow. We can love the unlovable because we remember we were once unlovable. We can forgive because we've been forgiven. We can serve with joy because we're responding to the love that has already changed everything.

My prayer this month is that our families—from our preschoolers to our high schoolers—would encounter God's love in fresh ways, and that this love would overflow into every relationship and every corner of our lives.

Let's love well, because He first loved us.

Blessings,

Kaitlyn Berrier