Day 28: God Wants a Relationship with You
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If you've ever read the Bible, you've probably noticed that there's about one good guy and then a bunch of people that mess up. Some are sexually messed up, some are physically violent, some are horrible parents, some are mentally ill.
It's a great reminder that God doesn't need us to be perfect in order for Him to show His love to us. I've met a lot of people that struggle with their mental health and believe that God has turned His back on them, or that God doesn't want anything to do with them. But that's not even close to being true.
God is interested in all people, no matter how broken we are. And the truth is, all people are broken — just in different ways. Don't let your mental ill health stop you from getting to know Jesus. Beginning a relationship with Him could be your first step in the path towards restoration, wholeness, and freedom.
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The Bible is largely a library of lunatics with broken lives. There are people with anger issues, deep insecurities, family drama, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts — and yet, somehow, God still shows up. Again and again.
Your story doesn’t disqualify you from God’s grace. It’s the very place He wants to meet you.
Mental illness doesn’t make you unlovable, unusable, or unwelcome. You are not a problem God is trying to fix. You are a person God is longing to love. He demonstrated it on the cross, and he continually reveal his love through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.
Scripture
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
— Mark 2:17 (NIV)
Mental Health Moment
Your pain doesn’t disqualify you — it draws God near.
The pages of Scripture are full of fractured people: prophets who ran, kings who collapsed, disciples who doubted. And yet, that’s where God chose to move. He didn’t wait for perfection — He stepped into the brokenness.
Eugene Peterson once wrote, “We live in a world that has no room for the soul. We discount the mess, the emptiness, the deep confusion — but God doesn’t. That’s often where He does His best work.”
Mental ill-health doesn’t make you less spiritual. It doesn’t mean your faith is faulty or your prayers are broken. Sometimes, it’s in the middle of depression, anxiety, or trauma that the voice of God becomes most tender, most clear.
You are not a project to be fixed, you are a soul to be loved.
Practice for Today
Write a letter (or prayer) to God. Be brutally honest. Tell Him how you feel — especially if it’s raw, messy, or confusing. You don’t have to filter it. He already knows.
Then, spend a few minutes sitting in stillness, asking:
“God, what would You want to say back to me?”
A Prayer for the Messy Majority
Jesus,
Sometimes I feel like too much.
Sometimes I feel like not enough.
But You still move toward me — not away.
Meet me in the mess. Remind me You’re not afraid of it.
Walk with me as I heal, one step at a time.
Amen.
Reflection Prompt
When have you felt like you weren’t “spiritual enough” because of mental health struggles?
What would change if you really believed God wanted to walk with you — not just when you’re better, but right now?
