The Strength of Love

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very  flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love,  neither can floods drown it. ~ Song of Songs 8:6-7

Before I left school for Christmas break, my roommate and I had a great discussion about the above verse and God's love for us. We talked about how we, as girls, struggle with insecurity and feeling unloved. Feelings of unworthiness can enter our minds easily, but they're hard to get rid of. In a way, feeling unworthy isn't a bad thing. We are so unworthy of God's love and we couldn't ever do anything to deserve it, but that's where the beauty of this verse comes in. God loves me despite everything else and His love is intense. I didn't do anything to deserve this love, but God freely gives it. Why is it so hard for me to accept a free gift sometimes? I don't think I can answer that fully, but I do know this: God's love for me is stronger and deeper than any feelings of insecurity will ever be. In The Message's translation of this verse it says: "Passion laughs at the terrors of hell." Go back and read that quote again. How awesome is that? I read in the Bible of how awful hell is, but God's passion for me LAUGHS at hell. Laughs! God's not worried about anything Satan can do because his passion is all-consuming and all-powerful. He can overcome anything, so He laughs at Satan's attempts to control people with fear. God has me in His hands, I am safer there than anywhere else! So, when those feelings inevitably arise again, I'll go to this verse and remind myself of God's undying passion for me that is not dependent on anything I can do. And when I think on that, how can I help but be satisfied in Him?