Hope deferred with the absence of words
The cry of the heart goes unheard
Unable to move and to rise above
And reach out a hand in a gesture of love
Being robbed of something the soul so needs
Leaves one weary with eyes that bleed
So much inside with nowhere to go
This is compassion overload
*Shep
6/28/12
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
You are God's Joy
I think all women are hard-wired with maternal instincts. If you've ever held a baby or a small animal you know the feeling. You know the wonder, pride, and peace that are in your heart when you hold that precious life in your arms. I feel it when I hold my niece. It is like everything else disappears and she has my full attention. She is the only thing that matters. Though she isn't mine and I didn't create her, I love her in a way that I can't explain. I believe there is a spot close to the heart made for things to be held close. When something touches that spot it is comforting; it just feels right. It's why mothers hold babies under their chin and why children squeeze puppies and kittens tight to their chest.
We can't explain this love because it comes from God. The intense feelings we feel are a direct translation of His supernatural character into our flawed human hearts. It is how God feels about us. Just as we hold babies close to us, God holds us close. He created us, and because He created us He is fiercely in love with us. It may never make sense to our frail minds because we aren't in the same dimension. We were intended to know and give unconditional love, but when sin entered the world it changed our understanding of everything. God loves you when you don't love yourself. He loves and accepts you as you are. The ransom on you has already been paid. This may seem wrong or literally unbelievable. So how can we reconcile the fact that God loves us as we are? We can't-- because we really don't deserve it. The best thing we can do is acknowledge our inability to 'get it' and accept the fact gracefully.
Here is a prayer you can pray:
"God, I don't know why you care so much about me. I have wronged you so many times. I wouldn't love me if I were in your position. But I know it to be true that you do love me more than I can comprehend and I thank you for sparing me. Thank you for wanting me even when I want nothing to do with you. Never let me forget your love for me and help me feel your love even when I don't want to accept it. Help me desire you as much as you desire me." Amen
Zephaniah 3:17
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.
He will rejoice* over you with joyful songs
*In Hebrew, the word rejoice means to feel great joy and to turn around.
Imagine God spinning around, jumping, dancing and fist-pumping. FOR YOU! This is how God feels about you!
To new beginnings,
Shep
We can't explain this love because it comes from God. The intense feelings we feel are a direct translation of His supernatural character into our flawed human hearts. It is how God feels about us. Just as we hold babies close to us, God holds us close. He created us, and because He created us He is fiercely in love with us. It may never make sense to our frail minds because we aren't in the same dimension. We were intended to know and give unconditional love, but when sin entered the world it changed our understanding of everything. God loves you when you don't love yourself. He loves and accepts you as you are. The ransom on you has already been paid. This may seem wrong or literally unbelievable. So how can we reconcile the fact that God loves us as we are? We can't-- because we really don't deserve it. The best thing we can do is acknowledge our inability to 'get it' and accept the fact gracefully.
Here is a prayer you can pray:
"God, I don't know why you care so much about me. I have wronged you so many times. I wouldn't love me if I were in your position. But I know it to be true that you do love me more than I can comprehend and I thank you for sparing me. Thank you for wanting me even when I want nothing to do with you. Never let me forget your love for me and help me feel your love even when I don't want to accept it. Help me desire you as much as you desire me." Amen
Zephaniah 3:17
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.
He will rejoice* over you with joyful songs
*In Hebrew, the word rejoice means to feel great joy and to turn around.
Imagine God spinning around, jumping, dancing and fist-pumping. FOR YOU! This is how God feels about you!
To new beginnings,
Shep
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