In the early rnorning hours of the day, before the dew kissed the earth, God wrapped His arms around me and whispered to my spirit, " I love you!" Oh! No lover's kiss or physical touch compared to that moment of revelation. "I am loved!" Complete acceptance. No strings attached. Just unconditional love.
I completely relaxed in that moment and savored the incredible soothing comfort of the Lord's declaration to me. Then I got out of bed and pulled on a robe to ward off the slight chill in the room. The warmth of the fabric immediately reminded me that God's love is a warm blanket that protects me, honors me, heals me and so much more. His reminder, spoken in the twilight moments of sleep and being awake, sparked a response from the core of my being that I almost can't articulate but I'm going to try in the way I know best... telling a story.
I have an odd habit that I've had for as long as I can remember: I like to rub my feet together! Especially at night before I go to sleep or when I'm first waking up, the slow rhythmic movement of my feet rubbing against each other is warm and comforting to me on a very deep level. Now, this habit caused tension between my sister and I when we were growing up and sharing a bed because the friction of my feet moving against the sheets aggravated her to no end! "Do you HAVE to do that?!" She wold exclaim almost every night. She'd gather her side of the covers and move as far away from me as she could. Her reaction didn't really bother me though. She sucked her thumb, I rubbed my feet. Same difference!
I didn't know of anyone else who had this habit and assumed it was an oddity specific to me until a few days ago. I was relaxing on a friend's sofa, listening to music and rubbing my feet. A startled voice broke through my thoughts,
"You rub your feet!"
I looked up with a sheepish grin. "Yeah. I do." My friend sat down with a look of wonder in his eyes. "So do I!" Almost simultaneously we said, "I've done it all my life." We collapsed in conspiratorial laughter. My friend suggested a nickname, "I guess we have to start calling each other Cricket!" We'd found an odd similarity that instantly bonded us in a new way.
God's words to me this morning were like that. I found a bond that in reality was there all the time but I hadn't realized the sigificance of it until this morning's experience. I am loved by a God who is bonded to me becasues he made me and knows every hair on my head and He knows I like to rub my feet! The contentment of this morning's moment still lingers as I write this and I so want every one who reads this to experience that loving comfort for themselves. Oh my goodness, please know today that God loves you so much! He wants you to KNOW that!
John 3:16 (my personal expanded version)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son Jesus to die for us. Who ever accepts his death as the punishment for the sins we've committed and believes that God raised Him back from the dead, shall not perish or die but have everlasting life with the Father!
You are loved!
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