A Love Like

I have been memorizing 1 Corinthians chapter 13 for the last few weeks and as I continue to speak the words it is seeping down inside me just how deep and comforting and perfect HIS LOVE is for us.  What an unspeakable blessing to know that when I walk in His love I am ALWAYS cared for and protected; forgiven; and above all that he will never stop persevering in His love for me.

Love is.....
Patient
Kind
Does not envy
Does not boast
Is not proud
Is not rude
Is not self seeking
Is not easily angered
Keeps no record of wrongs
Does not delight in evil
Rejoices in the truth
Always protects
Always trusts
Always hopes
Always perseveres
Never Fails

This is the love I have in my Father in heaven.  What joy - what peace comes as I read this and know IT IS TRUE AND CONSTANT. 

I desire to walk in this knowledge at all times and with His help begin to love others in my life in this way.  He said in His word that people would know us by our love.  And who wouldn't notice and be drawn to someone who loves them like this. 

Let us all begin to reflect our Daddy more as we love like he does. 

Delight in yourself - He delights in you

George MacDonald said, "I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been thought about, born in God's thought, and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest, and most precious thing in all thinking."

To realize that the God of the universe took the time to consider every part of our make-up; spiritual gifts, physical appearance, passions, etc...and put together what he considered the perfect mix is an amazing and encouraging thing.  It means that not only did he make no mistake in our creation but that every gift and passion he gave us was with a purpose that it would be used to impact the world in which we live. What an honor and a gift from our Father in Heaven who loves us :)

I want...

...to give all that's inside of my heart to you.

Let there be...no reservations and no wallls.

Just an open door in my heart for you.

I hear you speaking...speaking to me.

Speaking words of life over my heart.

Lord - thank you that your love for me never ceases, always perseveres.
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Why "I Delight"

In the past few months the Lord has been speaking to my heart about how much he delights in me.  As someone who has often wondered what God thinks when he looks at me or why he wants to know me it was such an eye opener to realize that just as I adore and delight in my children the God of the universe delights in me.  He wants to know everything about me, loves to listen to me talk to him, loves to see me happy and enjoying myself, and especially loves it when I take the time to get to know him. HE DELIGHTS IN ME - just as I am - and he desires that I would delight in Him.  And so the name of my blog is I delight - a reminder to me and anyone who reads it that the I AM of the universe delights in you.