Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved
Do you sometimes feel unloved by God?
There is good news: you can’t earn God’s love. Whatever you have done or whatever has been done to you—none of it qualifies or disqualifies you from God’s love.
In Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved, Elyse M. Fitzpatrick tells stories of God’s faithfulness towards the misunderstood and often unfaithful saints of the Bible, such as Sarah and Abraham, Tamar and Judah, and Bathsheba and David. These women and men suffered and failed and were often maligned. And yet they were loved by God. His love for these messy saints reminds you that God also loves you—generously, lavishly, and freely. Jesus came for the outcasts, men and women burdened by shame or guilt. He came for the unloved. And he calls you his beloved.
Praise for Unloved
Elyse does an amazing job of tracing the story of God’s favor towards imperfect, flawed, and broken people throughout Scripture, and I know these truths will be life-changing for many. I will be recommending this book often!
—Joy Forrest, founder and executive director, Called to Peace Ministries
Elyse has gifted us with a long lingering look at the unfailing love and value God demonstrates for those we might label unlovable, unattractive, unsuccessful, undeserving, and unwanted. If you’ve ever struggled with the ‘I’m not _______enough’ syndrome, this book is for you. You don’t have to be good enough, smart enough, or spiritual enough to be wildly loved by a good and generous God.
—Leslie Vernick, Christian counselor; international speaker; relationship coach; author of The Emotionally Destructive Relationship and The Emotionally Destructive Marriage
The stories contained in these pages exposed my soul in surprising ways. While I know I can’t earn God’s love, I’m not sure I recognized just how often my heart functions according to a meritocracy. I’m so thankful for Elyse’s careful, winsome retelling of these stories that showed me again that I am not only deeply broken, but also deeply beloved.
—Scott Mehl, pastor, Cornerstone Church of West Los Angeles, California
“Elyse Fitzpatrick shares stories of how God’s undeserving people have experienced the richness of his everlasting love, found only in Christ. What a breath of fresh air! Read this for your own heart and share it with a friend.
—Shauna Van Dyke, founder and biblical counselor, Truth Renewed Ministries; strategic advisor, The Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC)
- Introduction
- Two Stories
- An Unbelievable Parable
- Too Wonderful to Believe
- Beloved Outcasts, Hagar and Photine
- Tamar and Judah
- Finding Refuge under His Wings
- David and Bathsheba: Under the Sign of the Cross
- And Yet
- Epilogue
- Title: Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved
- Author: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2025
- Pages: 176
- Format: Logos Digital, Paperback
- Trim Size: 5.25x8.5
- ISBN: 9781683597827
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick is a bestselling author, national speaker, and ministry leader. She is author of more than twenty-five books, including Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus and Jesus and Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ. Elyse earned a master’s degree in biblical counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary, has been married for more than forty years, and loves to proclaim the good news of the gospel.