There is no better day than today to share the love of God here on the blog. It's been quite some time, please welcome me back, for the glory of God Our Father =)
So, I don't know where to begin, where I left off really, but what was on my heart today, and well, quite often is on my heart, was how precious and sweet we are as God's children.
The Lord desires to have an intimate relationship with us. Our encounter with the Lord, Jesus Christ, as Our Savior, the Son of God, satisfies such a depth in our heart. The deepest desire of our heart, purposely placed there by God during creation when He knitted us together in His image and His likeness, is to be loved, to be united to Him, Our Father, and to be fulfilled by His glorious wonders.
It wasn't always this beautiful and real for me, however I knew my heart "thirsted" for something greater than anything this world could offer. I was never completely satisfied, my heart was always "itching" for more, no matter what it was, a relationship, happiness within myself (body image, etc.), clothing, friendships, somewhere along the road I was at one point or another "disappointed", not fulfilled. When I was lead to God through friends and brokenness, it was a start to my true transformation, from a lost soul to a soul of purpose and love. Praise God =)
Through much transformation, the grace of God, freedom through Jesus, blessings and renewal in the Lord, He has blessed me with eyes that see from my heart. He has washed my heart clean (I am still a sinner, but my heart has been created new), and through blessing me with a new heart, my eyes see God's beauty in all of His creation. Nature, scenary, it's all beautiful, however, the most beautiful part of all creation are God's precious children, us!
We often think we have to force ourselves to "like" another person, or to be patient with someone or something, and yes to a certain degree that is true. However, God wants to bless us with the grace to do so through His Holy Spirit. We have to call to the Lord, and ask for Him to be in our heart, to remove what is not of Him, and to create in us, a pure desire to love as He loves us; freely, patiently, gently, truly, kindly, mercifully.
He responds to our call to Him because He wants to be the center of our life! He desire to give us Life. He is.. the way, the truth, the light, of all the world! He loves us so much that He gave His life on earth for the glory of His Father, and gave His life on the Cross, to free us from sin. He ascended into Heaven and sent us His Spirit, to live in us and with us.
In each one of us, God is reflected. God is a part of me, you, and your neighbor. When we sin, when someone hurts us, God is still there. He loves us unconditionally, so mercifully... always. He may be offended or hurt by our sin, but He still loves us, and desires us to come to Him, to rest in His embrace, to know Him, talk with Him, receive Him, and share in His love with others. What a beautiful God! He wants to give us true Life!
So, when I say that when I see you, I want to love you, it's because in you there is something special, different, unique and awesome about you that is different from me and our friends. You, created by God, are made with a specific plan, a purpose, in God's beautiful image. He has created you with special intentions, in His beautiful likeness. He thought about every detail of who you are before you were created, and now He has blessed you with life and loves you more than we will ever understand while we are on earth. Although we will never have a full understanding of God's love on earth, He freely gives us His love and in our encounter with the Lord, He reveals the depth of love to us!
I love you because you are special to God, and I cherish you because God loves you. God is in you, and in the depth of your soul I see Him.
Lord, I thank You so much for revealing Your love to me, and to all of Your children who have come to know you, and all those who have not encountered You yet. In expectant faith, I know every knee will bow and every tongue will confess, You are Lord. Lord, Jesus, Your love is fulfilling, real, patient, merciful and alive. I thank You for gently opening our hearts and stripping ourselves of chains that may hold us back from freely and fully receiving Your grace. You are the Bread of Life, the Light of the world. Thank You for revealing Yourself to us and speaking Your Words to our heart. Give us new eyes, to see Your beauty, a new heart to rejoice and share Your love, and new hands to bring our Father glory.
God bless you ~ share with you soon ~
Erin
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