I love you, My darling! I loved you yesterday, I love you today, and I will love you always.
How do I love you?--I love you unconditionally. I love you completely. I love you eternally. I love you like a father loves his child. I love you like a husband loves his wife. I love you tenderly. I love you passionately. I love you perfectly.
Why do I love you?--I love you because you are Mine. I love you because you love Me. I love you because you are beautiful in My sight. I love you because you are a part of Me.
When do I love you?--I love you when you're in ecstasy, and I love you when you're in despair. I love you when you're successful, and I love you when you feel you've failed. I love you when you do what's right, and I love you even when you make mistakes. I love you when you feel like giving up, and I love you when you hold on.
How long will I love you?--I will love you always and forever!
From Jesus With Love for Women
What stands out in this message to me, is the contrast of our love to Jesus' love! For every way, reason and length of time this message uses to convey the Jesus' love for us (women), we have undoubtedly contradicted that love in some way. Jesus' love for us is not hard to fathom or conceive, but us loving ourselves...well now the rubber is meeting the road. Women have been deceived into believing that if/when they love themselves; they are being selfish, thoughtless and inconsiderate.
I will be transparent and say that I did not love myself every day this week. I have not loved myself unconditionally and completely. Not having my father around has left that void and I'm often suspicious of my husband's love. I sometimes feel out of place in this world, so belonging to Jesus and loving Jesus should make sense, but recently I have even questioned that. Jesus sees my beauty...why can't I?!? He loves me when I'm up and when I'm down; when things are good and when they're bad, whether I'm happy or I'm sad. So why can't I?
Dear Lord, open the eyes of my heart so that I may see me, the way that you see me. Help me to love me for me. Help me to love me in an unapologetic way. I thank you for loving me and for all of the others in my life that love me. I need to love myself...really love myself in order to reciprocate that love. Just as the father said in Mark 9:24 "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief". Lord I love You: help thou my self-love! Amen.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
June 11 - For my good!!!
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. (Romans 8:28, New Living Translation)
I had an appointment at 6pm today and had planned my route to the minute, however; I ended up being late...which may have saved my life. I couldn't leave until my husband got home and he had stopped at the grocery store. Somewhat rushed, I hurried out of the house and proceeded on my way to my appointment. I was coming around 70West approaching the Livingston Avenue exit when the traffic started slowing abruptly. Looking ahead, I could see that the traffic was at a standstill past the exit so I changed lanes to exit at Livingston. With a little detour, I was able to reenter the highway at the Miller on ramp and that's when I saw the accident. There were three cars involved, one fairly damaged, another smashed up pretty good and spun around facing east from the impact, and then the final car which was so badly crumpled it looked like a crushed soda can.
I thought about the fact that had I left when I planned to leave; I could have very well been right in the midst of this accident...and then I felt grateful. I was slightly irritated with my husband for going to the grocery store and tacking on a few extra minutes to my commute...but if he had been on time and I had left on time...and then I felt grateful.
Thank you Father for keeping me from danger seen and unseen! Thank you for orchestrating my path today and moving me at just the right pace. The lesson in this was not just for me, but to me because You showed me that even when I can't see or know what's in my path...You do and the same is true for my children! You are all-seeing and all-knowing and even when I forget to pray or when I'm not specific with my prayer for my son/daughter; You still hold the world in Your hands. I know that all things work together for my good and for my children's good. We love You and we embrace Your purpose for our lives. #GRATEFUL In Jesus name, Amen!
I had an appointment at 6pm today and had planned my route to the minute, however; I ended up being late...which may have saved my life. I couldn't leave until my husband got home and he had stopped at the grocery store. Somewhat rushed, I hurried out of the house and proceeded on my way to my appointment. I was coming around 70West approaching the Livingston Avenue exit when the traffic started slowing abruptly. Looking ahead, I could see that the traffic was at a standstill past the exit so I changed lanes to exit at Livingston. With a little detour, I was able to reenter the highway at the Miller on ramp and that's when I saw the accident. There were three cars involved, one fairly damaged, another smashed up pretty good and spun around facing east from the impact, and then the final car which was so badly crumpled it looked like a crushed soda can.
I thought about the fact that had I left when I planned to leave; I could have very well been right in the midst of this accident...and then I felt grateful. I was slightly irritated with my husband for going to the grocery store and tacking on a few extra minutes to my commute...but if he had been on time and I had left on time...and then I felt grateful.
Thank you Father for keeping me from danger seen and unseen! Thank you for orchestrating my path today and moving me at just the right pace. The lesson in this was not just for me, but to me because You showed me that even when I can't see or know what's in my path...You do and the same is true for my children! You are all-seeing and all-knowing and even when I forget to pray or when I'm not specific with my prayer for my son/daughter; You still hold the world in Your hands. I know that all things work together for my good and for my children's good. We love You and we embrace Your purpose for our lives. #GRATEFUL In Jesus name, Amen!
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