The Father's Heart for Me

"So that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:18-19

This verse pretty much sums up what I have learned this week. So often, we learn about God in the form of Jesus, God in the form of the Holy Spirit. But how often do we miss out on His love for us as a Father?
God's heart for me is as a father's is for his child.   His heart is for me. Just as a father delights in His child's happiness, just as he delights in the smiles and dances that are performed for Him, so my Father delights in me.
God cares about the the things that affect my heart. Whether it is something big or something so small, no one else would care.
 He loves to take walks with me, He loves seeing the joy written on my face when I see these gorgeous fall trees. He loves when I talk to him and wait for his answer. He delights in that.
When did I lose that? When did I lose the joy of seeing God bless me with little gifts? When did I stop thanking Him for each sunset painted just for me? Each pouring rain to dance in?
But this week He reminded me of His Father love for me.
It's not just the little things He cares about, it's my heart. He uses the little things, the acts of love, the gifts, the whispers in my ear. He uses them to express His love for me.

And as a Father, He wants my heart healed. It breaks His heart to see me broken, living in fear. So, he comes and mends a heart, worn.
This is where the healing is:
Healing is in the tears, that fall down your desert cheeks and bring refreshment to your soul.
Healing is in the sobs, the sobs that rack your body, overtaking you, if only to heal.
Healing is in the comfort, sent by Jesus, as you cry in someone's arms for everything you lost. Healing is in the courage that it takes to confront the brokenness of the past.
Healing is in the forgiveness, even the things you didn't know you needed to forgive.

This week has been fantastic, life-changing and absolutely wonderful. The speaker had me laughing and crying within minutes.

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Leah Miller
Youth With A Mission
P.O. Box 22185
Louisville, KY 20252