God
is head over heels in love with you (1 John 4: 8-11). God’s love is a
spiritual, physical, mental and emotional “high”. Human love is merely a shadow
of His love.
If the earth’s axis
tilted a degree in any direction, if the stars fell from the sky, if a large
solar storm erupted on the sun, if the oceans exceeded their boundaries, if
animals no longer had an innate fear of man, if all the molten lava in the
earth erupted at once, we would all die.
God’s hand, keeping the
earth in perfect balance, keeps us all living and breathing and existing on
planet earth. The natural order of the universe proves to us that God loves us.
God constantly draws my
attention to the fact that He is touching me with evidences of His love
through a variety of means. I call them God's Little Hugs.
When we repent of our
sin, we realize that God actually chose us and adopted us as His beloved children.
With
God’s love, we do not need another person in our life in order to feel loved,
affirmed and validated.
He
reveals His love through things like a bird’s
outstretched wings, a perfect rose, a lady bug, the shapes of the clouds, the
waves of the sea, the seasons of the year, a red cardinal chirping through my
open window and in the numbers on the clock.
Escaping a devastating
calamity is another occasion when we feel the love of God. When we see His hand
protecting us from sudden and sure destruction and danger, our hearts swell
with incredible gratitude and love for God.
To realize that God
actually intervened for you makes you feel so precious, cared about and loved.
At times like these we feel His love surrounding us and keeping us safe.
His love flows through
us and out of us to everyone He brings into contact with us. He restores us
with His joy and upholds with His generous Spirit (Psalm 51:10-12).
Prayer:
Father God, when our heart
is open to Your love, we can feel it pouring over us like a waterfall. We are
drenched with Your continual love. Even the cells in our body are full of Your love.
I often feel like I am
wrapped in a soft, fluffy blanket of Your love. Your love gives us such a sense
of security. Unsurpassed peace and joy flood our soul – our mind, will and
emotions. We give You all the glory and praise and depend on Your love and
Spirit to fill and guide us through every moment of our life.
Thought for the Day:
All
through the day, I have learned to watch for the unexpected ways that God tells
me, "I love you!"
