He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me
because he delighted in me.
Yes, we were at our happy place again...just a quick weekend trip. The weather was perfect and Ben and I were able to sit back and enjoy our sweet babies. I'm wrapping up the Beth Moore David study, so 2 Samuel has been on my mind, especially Chapter 22 verse 20.
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me
because he delights in me.
How many times have I found myself going through the motions, assuming God loves me just because I've been taught he does? While I watched out kids playing in the ocean my heart was about to bust with joy. They were so happy. Ben and I talked about how blessed we were to get a front row seat to it, just to sit and enjoy them. That's when it hit me, really. God has rescued me from so much over and over again. From hard situations, from pride, from my own ugly heart. He has been faithful, but still, even though I know this, I often take for granted the reason why. He delights in me. How could I not believe that when I recognize the joy I have watching and loving these sweet babies? When the idea hit me, I almost felt like he was there saying, "This is just a glimpse of my heart for you." I still can't fully wrap my head around it, but today, when I think that our mighty God takes joy in me (???) it just makes my relationship with him seem so much more real. Not just a check off list of things the good christian should believe, but a father-daughter loving relationship. Thank you Lord for using my babies to teach me, yet again.
1 comment:
what a precious time and sweet encouragement!! Glad you four are enjoying your happy place...AGAIN! :)
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