He loves me, He loves me not, He loves ME!

He loves me, He loves me not, HE loves ME!

 

Yesterday we celebrated Thanksgiving with my in-laws since we will be out of town on Thanksgiving Day.  My husband did all of the cooking, for which I am very grateful and lucky.  Therefore, I had time to sit down and write.  As I was writing, painful memories began to surface.  Tears started flowing and soon I was crying so hard I had to stop.  I took a break with Facebook.  One of my friends had posted the following Bible verse:

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through the fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.  For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.  I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.  Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.  (Isaiah 43:2-4 ESV)

It was as if God was telling me, "You are precious in my eyes, and honored, AND I love YOU".

I am precious to the Lord.

I couldn't write any more.  I decided to listed to some music on the Praise and Worship station via iTunes Radio.  The first song to play was "Vision of You" by Shane & Shane.  I couldn't believe it!  God got my attention with this song before, so it has great meaning for me.  I wrote about this experience as well and will add it my blog for those of you who do not know the story.

I finally felt God's love for me.  Deep inside, I felt it.  It's almost impossible to describe in words because I was so overcome with emotion.  I cried and cried.  I'm crying right now as I struggle to share the experience.  I have always known God loves me, but to feel it and crumble inside because of it is something entirely different.

If you don't know the Lord or are far from him today, I encourage you to call on Him, right where you are.  Ask Him to be the Lord of your life.

Taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (Ps 34:8)

I will walk through the fire and not be burned because I am precious and HE loves ME!