There is something absolutely sweet and precious about seeing someone who knows, I mean deeply knows, that they are loved.
I love watching Peter and the girlies, and their love for each other. It is a sweet, yet secure kind of love. One that leaves me missing daddy from time to time, but it so beautiful to behold.
A few nights ago, after a riveting story, and prayer, he told the girlies that he loved them. Ky responded with confidence and said ‘I know!’
‘How do you know that I love you?’ he asked.
Ky drew in a breath, opened her eyes and then she responded, in a way that conveyed it was an absolute no brainer.
‘You are my daddy!’
Four words; one statement that was enough to convey her knowledge and trust of his love. It blew me away. Her knowledge of His love Is based on who he is to her and not necessarily what he does for her, because she knows that what he does, he does out of love.
At the tail end of 2022, I had the amazing opportunity to speak at 2 teen camps. As a little girl, I loved teen camps, They helped me to know God more and also to see people who were slightly older than me loving Jesus and truly living for Him. One of the questions that I asked the teens was, ‘Do you truly believe that God is good?’ Some said ‘But-ofcourse’, some stuttered, and some said ‘it is hard to see it at the moment’.
As we progressed with our session we discovered that the real question was ‘Do you believe God loves you?’. It was heavy, and an eye opener because what we believe about God is based on who we believe Him to be.
That is deep. Also the understanding that He is not defined by our circumstances. He simply is who He is.
I know that I should have started this post with a hearty, Happy New Year. But the year started on a tough note. My current motto is I WILL see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
If you are like me, and your year is off to a jarring and confusing start, I would like to whisper this prayer for you and I.
I pray that we will not falter in our faith or doubt God’s love, heart and plans for us because He is our Father.
Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. ~Isaiah 64:8
In spite of the present circumstances may we never forget, that HE is GOOD and we are LOVED.
That is our confidence.
Have a blessed new year
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