**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
Driving
home from work a few days ago my son is singing/yelling a son to his favorite
cartoon. He is going all out. His voice cracks, his voice doesn’t stay in the
same key and his words do not reflect the real words of the song. He doesn’t
care and he is having so much fun! And me … I am delighting in it.
Oh how I wish I had this confidence. The confidence that those around me would
let me be me. The confidence that I will be accepted no matter what. We all
long for acceptance and specifically for unconditional love.
I delighted in listening to my son and it was a picture for me of the delight
God has in seeing and hearing me. He created me and delights when I am me. I
don’t have to work for his delight, he created and delights in me.
May you sense God’s delight today!
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
Showing posts with label delight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label delight. Show all posts
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Celebrating
**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
This weekend we celebrated my son’s fourth birthday. So. Much. Fun. It was such a joy getting ready to celebrate him and celebrating with others that care for him so dearly. What a joy and a gift.
If I could just bottle up my joy and then consider this joy as a fraction of how God celebrates over me I would live life differently. To live under the great joy of a great Father frees us to live fully. It frees us to live into our fullest selves, into our fullest reflection of God’s image and into the work we are called to in this life.
The next time you think, feel or experience great joy over a child or someone you love, consider God’s great joy over you. Run with this image of a God who delights and rejoices over you!
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
This weekend we celebrated my son’s fourth birthday. So. Much. Fun. It was such a joy getting ready to celebrate him and celebrating with others that care for him so dearly. What a joy and a gift.
If I could just bottle up my joy and then consider this joy as a fraction of how God celebrates over me I would live life differently. To live under the great joy of a great Father frees us to live fully. It frees us to live into our fullest selves, into our fullest reflection of God’s image and into the work we are called to in this life.
The next time you think, feel or experience great joy over a child or someone you love, consider God’s great joy over you. Run with this image of a God who delights and rejoices over you!
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
Thursday, March 21, 2013
God Keeps His Promises
**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
God keeps His promises. He is good, He is in control. His promises bring great freedom.
His promises include (and are not limited to) unconditional love, great hope, great joy, that He is good, that He knows your heart, that He created you just like He wanted you, that He delights in you and that He will never leave you.
Will you believe His promises today?
**Sit again for as long as is available to you.**
God keeps His promises. He is good, He is in control. His promises bring great freedom.
His promises include (and are not limited to) unconditional love, great hope, great joy, that He is good, that He knows your heart, that He created you just like He wanted you, that He delights in you and that He will never leave you.
Will you believe His promises today?
**Sit again for as long as is available to you.**
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