You Are Special to God (Without Being Superior): Embracing Personal Love Without Guilt

Recently, I had a personal spiritual experience that left me feeling uniquely loved and seen by God. It was one of those moments where God met me in a way that felt deeply personal, unmistakable, and life-changing.

But afterward, I found myself wrestling with a familiar tension: Why me? Why would God step in for me so directly when others may not have had the same kind of experience? And then came the guilt—who am I to feel this special?

It’s a question many of us ask when we encounter God’s love in profound ways. As humans, we’re wired to compare, to measure, and to think in terms of limited resources. We fear that if we feel special, it somehow diminishes others. But God’s love isn’t like that.

God’s Love Isn’t Pie

God’s love isn’t something that gets divided up into smaller pieces as it’s shared. His love is infinite. When He reaches for you in a personal way, it doesn’t mean someone else is receiving less. It means He knows exactly how to meet you, just as He knows how to meet someone else in a completely different, but equally profound, way.

In Scripture, we see this over and over. God meets people individually, according to their needs. Moses sees a burning bush. Elijah hears a still, small voice. Paul has a vision on the road to Damascus. Mary quietly treasures things in her heart. Each encounter is different, but none of them makes one person more “important” than another.

Special Doesn’t Mean Superior

Being special to God doesn’t mean we are superior to others—it means we are seen and loved uniquely. You are precious to Him. So is the next person. And the next. His attention is not competitive.

God knows our deepest hurts, the ways we get stuck, and the places where we need Him to break through. Sometimes that comes in the form of a quiet nudge. Sometimes it comes in a dramatic rescue. Both are His love in action.

Rest in Being Loved

The invitation here is to rest in being fully loved—without guilt, comparison, or the need to downplay your experience.

If you’ve ever felt God reach into your life in a personal way, it’s okay to let yourself feel special. It’s part of the relationship He wants with you.

And when you’re ready, you can celebrate that He is doing the same, in beautifully different ways, in the lives of others.

You are special to God. So is everyone else. And there’s no conflict in that.

Reflection: Where in your life have you struggled to feel worthy of God’s personal love? What would it feel like to simply rest in being fully loved today, without guilt or comparison?