Indescribable Love

"The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight
in you. He will quiet you with his love. He will rejoice over you with singing."
~ Zephaniah 3:17

We recently had our first grandbaby, Morgan Lily. What a joy!!! The first time I saw her, I was amazed at how instantly we had such a deep love for her. I found myself looking at all the details of her little face, her hands and her feet. It's crazy how you can hold and love on other people's babies and it be such a fun experience, but to hold this baby was nothing I have ever experienced before. I could not get enough of her because she was "ours." I found myself being welled up with a desire to form a protective mold over her because I want no harm to ever come to her, yet I know that life is full of ups and downs and I will never be able to fully protect her from some of life's hurts. As I think about the picture of Morgan, I see the picture of God and his incredible love and protection for me. When I was born, God looked at me with the same eyes that I look at Morgan. He looked at my fingers, my toes and every detail of my face and He fell in love with me before I was even born. No matter what Morgan does in her life, there is nothing that could take my love for her away. That love was decided before she was born.

If I could love our baby that much, then how much does God love me? Morgan is in St. Louis and we are in Shreveport, but every night we get to watch her on our webcam. I find myself singing to her and talking to her every chance I get so that she will know my voice. I believe that, in that same way, God wants us to know his voice so that when life gets difficult, only His voice can quiet us. In order for God's voice to calm us, we must spend enough time with Him in order to recognize that voice. In closing, in a marriage, it is so important that we realize how much God loves us individually so that we, in turn, may love others. How long has it been since you allowed God's voice to calm you?