Tonight at church while we were singing the song "I Knew What I Was Getting" Into I noticed a couple holding each other and I noticed how well they fit together. Immediately when I had that thought God spoke to me and said you fit perfectly in my arms.
Beloved know that God loves you. He treasures you and when He holds you, you fit perfectly in His arms!
I stay amazed at all God is showing me and revealing to me. Even now as I type this I am overwhelmed by His love for me and what He spoke to me tonight.
I saw the most amazing video tonight online from Bethel church. The song is called closer and the lyrics are amazing. I have posted below. I pray that as the song says it draws you closer to God and that you allow His love to ravish you.
I felt this tied in so well with all the posts regarding God's love I just knew it had to be shared. If ANYONE finds this song in dowloadable or CD format PLEASE let me know.
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Love seems to be the word for me. I believe God is trying to show me how great and awesome His love his towards us. Numerous times in the past week I have listened to the song Furious by Bethel Church. I love the song but struggle with how God's love towards us can be furious. This word has such negative connotations such as anger, wrath, and violence. Then I started to consider the word. God's word declares that He is jealous for us. God desires to spend time with us to the extent that His great love for us burns with a passion for us as a groom does for a bride.
I have never experienced this type of love personnally but so desire to experience this with God. I want Him to consume me. I want to realize how deep, how wide, how long and high is His love for me. I have listed the chorus to the song Furious below. Read the words, ponder them, let them get deep inside of you so you too may experience His great love towards you.
His love is deep, His love is wide
And it covers us
His love is fierce, His love is strong
It's furious
His love is sweet, His love is wild
And it's waking hearts to life
First let me just say how much I love my job. Books and music are my two favorite loves outside of God. I am reading a wonderful new manuscript called Pursued God's Obsession with Us. Release in February 2013 and I highly recommend. The book shows how the relationship between Hosea and Gomer illustrates God's love and obsession towards us. To quote some of the book:
"Have you ever considered how you stir the emotions of God? What He feels when he sees you? He isn't so removed that He doesn't care. Pause for a few moments and just imagine God smiling over you, rejoicing over you, celebrating you like a groom rejoices in his bride on their wedding day! Visualize God overflowing with compassion as he relates to you! Picture His love toward you knowing no bounds. Think about Him jealously protecting you and providing for you. See Him running towards you, pursuing you, welcoming your interaction with Him. Don't resist it and make excuses about how your disqualified! This love is anchored in God's worthiness more than your own. Receive it and be rejuvenated by it in faith!
As you relate to God and surrender to Him, these are the kinds of emotions God has He feels towards you. Let these images settle deep into your soul. Stay a while. Soak it in. Breath. Close your eyes. You are loved beyond words."
Eph 3:17-19
Totally amazing analogy and totally true. May you experience a new level of God's love for you as you go deep and closer to him.
As I spent time with some lovely sisters in Christ today I was reminded that we are all struggling with something and it is our job to stand with each other and to encourage each other in the Lord. As I was praying for one of my sisters I was filled with such hope because I knew as God was touching her and answering her prayers that He was doing the same for me. I may not always see the instant results to my prayers but I need to remember to stand firm in my faith and to just believe that God is taking care of things and that He is answering my prayers.
One thing that God reminded me of earlier in the week is that when the devil reminds you of who you are not and what you do not have you need to remind him who you are in Christ and thank God for all He is doing! In fact shortly after God showed this to me Joyce Meyer posted on facebook the following: No Devil can keep you from living a full life if you know who you are in Christ! What confirmation.
May you remember today that you are loved and accepted. God is pursuing you because He is so deeply in love with you. He desires to spend time with you. The closer you draw to Him the smaller your situation or problem becomes and because He is a good, good daddy He is giving you the desires of your heart.
My first blog, cannot believe I am actually doing this. God has been dealing with me for quite some time to start one. I am hoping and praying that this blog will be uplifting, encouraging and point you to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. That you will fall more deeply in love with Him and draw closer to Him because he loves and cares for you. God is pursuing you!
