Love Me Anyway: How God's Perfect Love Fills Our Deepest Longing

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There may be no more powerful desire in the human heart than to be loved. And not just loved, but loved
anyway. In spite of what we've done or left undone, in spite of the ways we have failed or floundered. We long for an unconditional, lavish love that we know intrinsically we don't deserve.\If you are tired, sad, yet always longing, bestselling author Jared C. Wilson has incredible news for you: that kind of love actually exists, and it is actually something you can experience--whether or not you're in a romantic relationship. In his signature reflective, conversational, and often humorous style, Wilson unpacks 1 Corinthians 13 to show us what real love looks like. Through engaging stories and touching anecdotes, he paints a picture of an extravagant God who not only puts the desire for love into our very souls but fulfills those desires in striking, life-changing ways.
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"A delightful, honest exploration of all the ways we human beings love, brushing away much of the clutter and confusion to explain what it really means to love--and be loved--well."--
Karen Swallow Prior, author of
On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
***\There may be no more powerful desire in the human heart than to be loved. And not just loved, but loved
anyway. In spite of what we've done or left undone, in spite of the ways we've failed or floundered. We long for an unconditional, lavish love that we know deep down we don't deserve.\Bestselling author Jared C. Wilson has incredible news for you: that kind of love actually exists, and it is an experience that is ours for the having. In his signature reflective, conversational, and often humorous style, Wilson unpacks 1 Corinthians 13 to show us what real love looks like. Through engaging stories and touching anecdotes, he paints a picture of an extravagant God who not only puts the desire for love into our very souls but fulfills those desires in striking, life-changing ways.\"Far from being an easy-breezy, schmoopy, sentimental thing, love is a lifelong battle for those who dare to enter the arena. To love God and neighbor starts with denying ourselves, taking up crosses, and following the One whose own love ultimately cost him his life. Those who lean into love will find over time that, though it will cost them much, it is also the pathway to great gain. Jared has done a wonderful job spelling this out for us in this wonderful volume."--
Scott Sauls, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church and author of several books, including
Jesus Outside the Lines and
A Gentle Answer\"Wilson is at his best here. Funny and insightful and kind about the enormously important (and confused) subject of love. The only downside is I had 'I Want to Know What Love Is' going through my head the entire time. I think he planned that, though."--
Brant Hansen, radio host and author of
The Truth about Us\"The best writers are faithful stewards of their scars. They craft healing words from wounded pasts. Jared has done just that in this richly textured exploration of love--real love, divine love, the kind that unmakes and remakes us. No one can write a book so honest, so poignant, who has not traveled through the ruins of lost loves and misused loves and come out on the other side radically altered by an encounter with the shockingly gratuitous love of a God who lives to forgive. Jared has. His book is a gift to us all."--
Chad Bird, Scholar in Residence at 1517\"Love is at the epicenter of our culture and human identity, but every love song and rom-com falls short when it comes to identity-shaping love. That is the sort of love that can only be seen in God and his gospel. By taking aim at 1 Corinthians 13, Jared shows us the roots of God's love for us through the Scriptures in this very insightful book. This love is the highest good of every human life, and, by the end of this book, you will know the beauty of being loved by God and being