God Always Provides Warm Embraces
Why does it take one cruddy day to ruin what I have been working on for a lifetime? It seems because I’m struggling a bit more than usual that I forget that God loves me through and through. I forgot that today. And He had to do something remarkable to remind me He still cares. What an awesome God we have.
Today I was feeling pretty alone in the world – like everything rests on my shoulders and it’s overwhelming. I thought that this pain would over take me and that God was no where near. And then I got one of those cheesy chain letters in my email. And its sentiment hit me at the right spot. Here’s what it said.
‘To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.’ When God takes something from your grasp, He’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence… ‘The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.’ Something good will happen to you today; something that you have been waiting to hear. This is not a joke; someone will call you by phone or will speak to you about something that you were waiting to hear. Do not break!I never put any belief or energy into these things, but today I sent it to some friends for it touched me. And you know what….a miracle happened. When I went to my mailbox this evening I got a letter that I wrote to myself at a church retreat last September. The Pastor of the conference told us to write a note to ourselves from God – I had totally forgotten that I had ever written that letter. But, it arrived on the perfect day. And here’s how it started out.
From the moment you arrived at the Retreat I gave you love and sent you messages to show you how much I loved you and love you. I want you to start to feel my love deep, deep, deep into your soul. Never forget how much I love you every day and that I am always near.
Lord, I pray, that you help me never forget how much you do love me. I repent of my doubt and open my arms to receive your mercy and grace – me this woman of little faith.
