Saturday, January 21, 2017

Who am I? My relationship with God through prayer (part 5)

I am 5 feet and some days feel smaller than that. My hands are so tiny they can barely reach 5 noted chords on the piano, much less play them. When I had open heart surgery the surgeons had to use a 10 year old's valve to replace mine. I am small. Wide but small. God doesn't love me because of it, anymore than He loves my sweet friend at church for being 5 ft 9 because of her height. He loves me because He loves me and that alone has taught me to extend my love all around, not just to those who are kind or sweet or gentle but also those who are caustic, complaining and cantankerous. He loves us all. Every moment of every day. He sent His son to prove He loved me so that I could finally be with Him sitting on His lap, running and playing some day. He protects me always because He loves me, and so proves His love for me over and over and over and will not listen to those who would want my head on a platter. ( Deuteronomy 23:5) When I follow Him, and when I see the many blessings He has bestowed on all His children, He is pleased and shines forth on me, in me and through me. (Deuteronomy 33:3) Just like Solomon in 1 Kings 3:3 following David's example of obedience and love for the Lord and offering sacrifices to God. He is worthy of praising and glorifying and He calls us princes and princesses because we have chosen to follow Him through His paths of righteousness. (1 Kings 10:9)

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