He does!!!!
His word, the Holy Bible, says:
If God is for us, who can be against us? Is it possible that he who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for the sake of us all will not grant us all things besides? . . . Who will separate us from the love of Christ? . . . I am certain that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor powers, neither height nor depth nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God that comes to us in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
-- Romans 8:31-35
He also says:
I have loved you with an everlasting love, so I am constant in my affection for you.
-- Jer 31:3
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.
-- Isaiah 66:13
His Word is full of many such expressions of His love for us, his children. Sometimes we confuse feeling guilty with being guilty. We are all sinners (Romans 3:10), but we have a wonderful God who loves us anyway. Going around feeling worthless or bad about yourself is contrary to His plan for us. We wants us to be happy.
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
-- Psalm 37:4
Rejoice in the Lord always! Again, I say rejoice!
-- Phil 4:4
So what do you say? Right now is the best time to start believing in God and His love for you personally. Start with a prayer inviting Jesus into your heart, and into your life. Surrender to Him control over your own life - before you leave this WEB page.
The next step is to talk with someone - your pastor, a friend who will support you, your parents - one of the best ways to experience the love of God is to be a vessel of God's love to someone else. Give them a hug in the name of Christ. And give yourself one while you're at it.
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