Our hearts were made for love. We long for someone to love, for someone who will love us unconditionally in return. Yet, even when we find love and happiness, deep down inside of us there is still a vague sense of loneliness, of unfulfillment.
Most homes have a ritual of regularly measuring and recording the height of each child.
Unfortunately, all too many Christians still have a measuring device in their heads with which they test themselves. But God does not have a measuring stick against which we have to stand to see if we measure up. The good news that Jesus' life set us free from the just consequences of our shortcomings needs to become a reality to us. We realize that we can run to Him boldly, just like a little child, completely confident of love and acceptance. God loves us.