there's the saying that "time heals all wounds"
but what about heart wounds
the wounds that can't be mended by time

You tell me that You love me
that You just want me just as i am
that i can take off the mask
i wear so often in front of others
just to make it seem like i'm doing "good"
when really i am hurting
broken
weary
yet You still love me
even when i fail
mess up
every day
sometimes i feel like i don't deserve Your love
and i still question if i even deserve it
but You sacrificed everything for me
so i pray that i would be able to truly
love You in return
fully

tell me about the things
you've been proud of
or wished you've could have done

don't wait for someone to come along
and think that you can only love fully
with just that person

no, you are full just as you are
you don't need another person to complete you
you are already made complete in Him
the One who bore you into being
who loves you more than any man could

so even though you're sad you don't have a man
to share kisses, handwritten letters, and midnight texts with
on valentine's day
don't be
why do you look for love in another person
when you are already so loved

love fully, darling
love without limits
love the stranger on the bus
love the person you just met at your friend's birthday party
love yourself
love your enemy
because life is too short to not love others