Love Worth Knowing

By Denise Lorenz

God’s love is probably the most read about, sung about, and talked about, while being the most misunderstood love that there is.  You can know about it, doubt it, misrepresent it, and/or reject it but nothing else compares with knowing God’s love with your heart.

31 quick devotional readings and thought-provoking questions will keep you focused on how much God loves you.  Whether you have known God’s love for years, or you are just becoming aware of how much you are loved by God, this book will help to move that knowledge from your head to your heart. 

In this month-long devotional, the author skillfully combines the truth of Scripture with the practicality of everyday life.  Reading this book can give you a fresh, new experience of God’s love.  Your relationship with Him may never be the same.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Life Changer Press
• Release date: Jun 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533784919

Denise Lorenz

Denise is a woman with a growing faith, a burning desire to pursue God's heart and a genuine love for mankind. She has spent several years as a businesswoman, raising her five children--both adoptive and biological, and inspiring and blessing many whose lives have touched hers. After many years of seeking to know Him better, God has revealed the worth of His love to her.

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Love Worth

Knowing

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By Denise Lorenz

Copyright 2011

Unless otherwise indicated, Scriptures

are taken from the

New International Version Bible. 

Used by permission.

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All rights reserved.  Except as permitted under

the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976,

no part of this publication may

be reproduced, distributed

or transmitted in any form

or by any means, or stored in

a database or retrieval system,

without the prior written

permission of the author.

Dedicated to

Gerald, Wyatt, Stacy,

and Kalyn Lorenz

My husband and children who

made sacrifices so that

this book could be written.

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Mike and Antoinette Kingsley

Without whom this book may

never have made it this far.

Thank you for your encouragement

and the love of God that I have seen

in your life.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

LAVISH LOVE

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

ZIP, ZERO, NADA, NOTHING

THE PROOF IS IN HIS PRESENCE

HAVE IT BOTH WAYS

MAN’S BEST FRIEND

LOVE WITHOUT LIMITS

A STANDING INVITATION

CUSTOMIZED PLANS

THE GREAT GOD CHAPTER

A SONG OF JOY

FAMILY PERKS

COUNTING SAND

EXHIBIT A

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

RELATIONSHIP WANTED

TRIUMPHANT LOVE

THE FAITHFUL GOD

FAMILY AND FREEDOM

UNGRADED TESTS

HE LOVED US TO DEATH

NO FEAR

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT

LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE

GOD’S MASTERPIECE

KNOCK, KNOCK

GOD INVENTED GIVING

KNOW PAIN, KNOW GAIN

REST VS. STRESSED

DIVINE ENCOUNTERS

MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN

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Preface

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I first became aware of a calling to write a book about a year ago.  I initially dismissed it, because I had no idea what I would write about.  But God continued to call.  Eventually, I realized that He wanted me to write about what He had been teaching me over the last couple of years.

I have been in church almost all of my life.  I can speak churchianity as well as anyone else.  But the phrase God loves you has seemed trite, over-used, and vague.

Then God began to teach me the fresh, nonreligious nature of His love.  As I grew more aware of His love for me, my love for Him grew. The love-letter aspect of the Bible started to jump off of the pages as I read. The sky was bluer; the grass was greener.  I was in love with Him as if it were for the first time.

I doubt that I am the only church-going believer to have the same vague feeling of God’s love.  If the church was ignited by God’s love, and shared it with better understanding, the growth of Christianity in America would be breath-taking. Love is magnetic and too powerful for any other force to overcome it.

The topic of love is way too extensive to be covered in a book of any size. But there should be enough presented here to ignite, or re-ignite, a greater understanding of His amazing love for you.

God’s love is presented from Genesis to Revelation. The Old Testament, which is often looked at as law, punishment, and

judgment, offers nearly half of the references used in this book. God didn’t give up on difficult people then, and He doesn’t give up on us today.

My prayer is that the pages of this book will increase your awareness and appreciation of God’s love for you in such a way that He will receive what He wants most from you—a relationship with Him and a life-changing love for Him.

Introduction

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The hour is late.  My mind and body are tired beyond words, but my spirit sings with joy, gratitude, and awe at the journey that God has brought me through.  The last couple of days have been filled with laughter and friends.  Friends that I am convinced would sacrifice whatever was needed to meet a need in my life, and for whom I would do the same in a heartbeat.  Friends that have shared my journey in recent years as they have watched me draw closer towards God's heart. Friends that have supported, encouraged, and challenged me, as we have enjoyed our time together.

It hasn't always been so.

I was raised in a strict, religious home.  I learned that approval and acceptance depended on my performance. If I wore the right clothes, said the right things, went to the right places, and did the right things, I had a chance of being loved.

But the problem was that