SO THAT’s

WHAT GOD’S

LOVE

FEELS LIKE

The healing, wholeness, and joy of encountering the Father’s love

A New Book from

DAVID DALLEY

Many Christians know what they believe about God.

Fewer know what His love actually feels like.

So That’s What God’s Love Feels Like is an invitation into the lived reality of encountering the Father’s heart. Through Scripture, personal story, and years of pastoral ministry, David Dalley gently leads readers toward healing, wholeness, and joy that flows from being deeply loved by God.

This book is for those who love Jesus but still feel driven, guarded, or distant inside. It is for believers who have served faithfully, yet long to rest securely as sons and daughters. Above all, it is an invitation to discover the freedom that comes when God’s love moves from a belief you hold to an experience you live.

About the Author

David Dalley

David Dalley is a Bible teacher, speaker, and co-founder of Encountering the Father’s Love. Alongside his wife, Faith, he has spent over 30 years travelling internationally and ministering in more than 30 nations, helping individuals and churches experience the healing, wholeness, and joy that flow from encountering God as Father.

  • David and Faith have ministered the message of the Father's love for 30 years, helping thousands of believers take the journey into healing and sonship. Now through this timely book, a much wider audience will, I am sure, benefit from these life-changing truths. Here is David's account of his own personal journey into wholeness and freedom and with it, an invitation for you to experience the same incredible love that transformed him. All the key milestones are here, from issues like rejection and orphan-heartedness to healing and sonship. David shares his testimony with raw honesty along with the stories of many others who have experienced the power of God's healing love. If you are at all hungry to know more about the message of the Father's love, this is a must-read!

    Tony Wastall
    Senior leader, LifeSpring Ministries

  • David Dalley has been a colleague in ministry for more than 30 years. He is a passionate lover of revival through the Holy Spirit, and especially the heart felt underpinnings that have encouraged us all to be healed up and remain in focus. I remember when Dave came and took one of our very first three week Father Heart schools. It was life-changing for him to say the least, and he has since championed this message around the globe in hundreds of conferences and schools. This book, “So that’s what God‘s love feels like” will reveal the bedrock revelation of Father God’s love that is so desperately needed, and sadly is so often missed. Invite the Lord to touch your heart profoundly as you read and experience the Father‘s Love at a deep emotional level. May you be rooted and grounded in love so that you may be filled with all of the fullness of God. (Eph 3:17,18)

    John Arnott
    Founder, Catch The Fire

  • This book by David Dalley will inspire believers to go beyond intellectual concepts about God into a deeper, heartfelt relationship with God, where emotions, feelings and warmth are all part of the equation. Isn’t it time to embrace God’s kingdom emotions of love, joy and peace as central to our relationship with God. Allow this book lead you to experiencing the warmth of the Fathers love. Let love deepen by becoming more than a commitment. Learn to hear His voice, see His visions and feel His love.

    Dr. Mark Virkler
    President of Communion With God Ministries

  • David and Faith Dalley are truly loved by more people than anyone we know. Why? Because they are life givers – givers of two things: they bring the transforming message of God‘s incredible love for us as His son‘s and daughters, and they live radically transformed lives as they give Father’s love away. For those of you who could not attend one of the many hundreds of conferences that David and his wife Faith have taught, it’s not too late! Thank you, David, for putting these transformational truths into book form so many more lives can be changed. This brilliant book is clear, scripturally, supported, anointed, and so readable. Treat your heart either to an update or a radical overhaul as you read.

    Chester & Betsy Kylstra
    Restoring The Foundations International, Transforming Your Business

  • I love this book! David has found such a creative way to weave personal struggle, Biblical truth, and real-life stories together. He opens the door with vulnerability, invites you in with a personal journey (of himself and many others) and then so clearly makes the Word of truth come alive. For anyone who ever struggles with uncertainty as to how God sees them, this book is for them. The title is so on point. You can almost feel David’s revelation of God’s love for him. One of my favorite lines is from Chapter 7 when David says, “…our identities involve knowing who God says we are…” That’s it! That’s the ultimate revelation! How does the Father see me, and only there will I truly find my identity. Thank you, David, for this wonderful book. It will bless all who open it. If you’re reading this, keep reading! Treasures await!

    Chris DuPré
    Pastor, Teacher, Worship Leader and author of the book, “The Wild Love of God”

  • This is a warm hug of a book that gently enfolds you in the Father's love as you turn the pages.Journeying through his life story, David tells  - with characteristic humour and honesty - how God freed him from religious entrenchment into joyful revelation, and gives us the simple keys that allow Holy Spirit to do the same for us. It's the kind of book that makes me want to buy a bucket-load and give a copy to everyone I know. More than words on a page - it's an encounter.I've had the privilege of knowing David and Faith Dalley for over 25 years and love them deeply. They exude the joyful love of the Father and live in the overflow of the Spirit. I like them a lot, and they make great pancakes.

    Adele Richards
    Senior Leader, Catch The Fire Bournemouth

  • David and Faith have been champions of the Father's love for many years and I am delighted to recommend David's new book to you. I have great respect for them and the message that they have carried so faithfully for so many years. I would encourage you to read this book with an open heart and allow the love of God to transform you as you sink deeper and deeper into your Father's embrace.

    Barry Adams
    Author of Father's Love Letter

  • My life was never the same after receiving this revelation. Once a spiritual orphan, I found freedom in knowing I was unconditionally loved by a faithful Father in heaven. That truth became the foundation of joy, meaning, and eternal significance in my life. One of the individuals who helped my understanding was David Dalley. A longtime friend, David, has carried the truth of the Father’s love with humor and power around the world. I have recommended him to international ministries, individuals, leaders, and anyone ready to have a spiritual heart transplant. I’m delighted that David’s experiences, stories, and Biblical teaching are now in book form. This well-written piece contains anointing and truth that will change your life as it has changed mine. Enjoy the journey.

    Patricia Bootsma
    Co-Sr Pastor Catch the Fire Kansas City
    Global Prayer Coordinator JH Israel
    Author - Raising Burning Hearts, When Jesus Splits the Sky

  • I have known David for 30 years to be a wonderful carrier of the revelation of the Father’s love. He lives in the daily experience of the Father’s love in Christ Jesus and is able to minister with amazing authenticity and power. From the days of the Toronto outpouring and revival until now, his life and ministry have consistently led people into powerful healing encounters with the Father throughout the nations. This powerful book will help you move from believing in God’s love to experiencing Him personally, intimately and relationally as He truly is.

    Duncan Smith
    President, Catch The Fire World
    Senior Leader Catch The Fire Church in Raleigh, North Carolina

  • David Dalley is the instrument that GOD used for us to know the love of GOD as a Father. As a pastor I can say, that our church has never been the same ever since. We are truly learning What God’s Love Feels like.

    Randy Guillen
    Senior Pastor, Casa del Altísimo, Santo Domingo

  • We’ve known David Dalley for several decades. Stayed at his house. Ate at his table. Watched him putter in the garden. Seen him mesmerized by hot Krispy Kreme donuts coming out of their icing bath. This is a delightful man of irrepressible teasing, mirth, and the deep conviction that the world would be a better place if we experienced the love of God the Father. He knows this because he has experienced that divine embrace. And this has changed him into someone who is a wide-open conduit for that affection. Like many others, we love this man. And we love what he carries. We are so glad he wrote this book.

    Gordon & Cathy Harris
    Directors, Catch The Fire School of Ministry

  • Its people like David who set the bench mark high in regard to living a life of integrity in not just preaching a message, but firstly in living that message, and then releasing it to others, out of a desire to see them experience the same life changing love that He has. What David shares in this book, is as authentic as the life he lives. I’ve had the privilege of hearing David share of His Encounters with the Fathers love many times now, and every time it’s been fresh, deep and liberating. I stand alongside many others who gained true freedom in the overflow of what he has experienced. This book is not just a theology about the Fathers love, it is the product of a life spent allowing that love to impact a heart that has been truly yielded to the Father.

    Paul Skelton
    Catalyst4healing.org

  • I’ve known David for nearly 40 years, and watched the profound affect the discovery of being so deeply loved by God as a Father has had on his life. In that time David’s unique and transformational teaching has turned the light on for so many, and I highly commend this book to anyone who longs to discover more for themselves. You won’t be disappointed! You’ll probably be changed for ever!

    Paul Wakely

  • David Dalley has at last written the book that encapsulates his life, his ministry and his message. Paul writes to the Corinthians that they might have thousands of teachers in Christ but not many fathers (1 Corinthians 4:15). David is one of those very few and very precious true spiritual fathers. This is not a message he teaches but a revelation and reality he embodies with every beat of his heart and every fibre of his being. David’s life and message has certainly changed me and I’ve seen first hand the way it has changed countless churches, pastors and Christians in far eastern Siberia, from  committed but dry, religious and formal, into a new joy, freedom and fruitfulness as they have encountered the love of Father. A whole region is indebted. Perhaps this book should carry a Government Health Warning, for is you read it, you too will never be the same again.

    Chris Horwood
    International minister, author, bible teacher

  • David Dalley’s teaching on the Father’s love is a game changer. Having encountered a deeper revelation of the Father’s love through David’s ministry, I have witnessed how this message has transformed the lives of members of my own family and many others.  Serving as a Military Chaplain, I have daily encounters with service personnel who seek freedom and healing in the places where they have been wounded by the events and circumstances surrounding their military service. In my experience, issues of identity and fatherlessness, both natural and spiritual, are prevalent in a military environment, and this teaching offers profound biblical insights into addressing them. It is an indispensable ingredient for all who desire to live in freedom as sons and daughters of God. I highly recommend it to other leaders.

    Rev. John Swanston
    Chaplain to the Forces, UK.

  • I first met David and his wife Faith in 1995 when they were co-leading the largest congregation in the City of Bath, UK. I was immediately impressed with David's personality. He was kind, caring, funny and full of the love of God. As time moved on, I got to see David in another capacity as an imparter of the love of God. It turned out that one of the reasons why David was so nice was that he'd had deep encounters with Father God's love. That was what I had first encountered. David has preached at our church in Toronto and all over the world on the topic of God's love. This book is the culmination of David's encounters and revelations on this life-changing topic.

    Steve Long
    Former Senior Leader of Catch the Fire Toronto
    Author of My Healing Belongs to Me, The Faith Zone and other books.

  • After more than two decades of full-time ministry during which my husband has been asked to help restore several fallen leaders in the body of Christ, I have come to the conclusion that most of the problems in our lives are caused by us not being firmly anchored in our identities as God’s much loved sons and daughters. We have now hosted more than thirty of David and Faith’s Father Heart Schools, and the results have been much more than we could ever have imagined. People have been healed physically and emotionally. Broken lives and hearts get put back together again. Family members of those who have done the schools have come to Christ, and many broken relationships have been mended.

    Dr. Arleen Westerhoff
    Co-lead Pastor, God’s Embassy Amsterdam
    Founder and Director, Netherlands Prophetic Council

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So That's What God's Love Feels Like invites readers into a deeper, lived experience of encountering the Father's love. Through biblical insight, personal testimony, and pastoral wisdom, David Dalley explores how God's love heals wounded identity, restores joy, and brings wholeness to everyday faith.

This book will help you:

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  • Move from striving to resting in God's love

  • Grow in confidence as a son or daughter of the Father

  • Experience greater freedom, joy, and security

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Many believers know that God loves them, yet struggle to feel it.

So That's What God's Love Feels Like invites readers into a deeper, lived experience of encountering the Father's love. Through biblical insight, personal testimony, and pastoral wisdom, David Dalley explores how God's love heals wounded identity, restores joy, and brings wholeness to everyday faith.

This book will help you:

  • Heal distorted views of God

  • Move from striving to resting in God's love

  • Grow in confidence as a son or daughter of the Father

  • Experience greater freedom, joy, and security

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