This morning during my prayer time, I thought about the other day and how God has used my husband's love for me to teach me how much greater God's love for me truly is. And, I prayed, "God, I want my love for my children to teach them how great and even greater Your love for them truly is." I've never prayed a prayer like that, but how appropriate. If the greatest commandment calls us to love God and others, then how appropriate that our love as parents teach our children to think about how much we love them, then trail off in their thinking and realize that God loves them MORE.
Anyone else have a husband who so greatly exemplifies the love of God that you love God more when you experience your husband's love? I was feeling like a royal screw up a few days ago. I felt like I had messed up so much that God could not forgive me for that one more time. I told God I was sorry. But, I also told Him that I understood if he didn't forgive me. I just didn't see how He could AGAIN. My mind trailed off...and I remembered one day a long time ago when I told Chris a sin in my heart that I needed to confess. I expected him to have some sort of "look" on his face, some sort of judgement or at least scrunch his eye brows. I got nothing. His face didn't change at all. He looked at me with the same love as if I had told him how much I loved him, he hugged me, said he forgave me, then he asked what we should fix for dinner. I was thinking, "Huh?" I then thought, "Ya, if I told Chris and asked him to forgive me, he would." A few minutes later, the Holy Spirit spoke to me, "Do you think He loves you more than I do?" Well, of course not. And, with a huge grin on my face, I thanked God for His forgiveness yet AGAIN.
This morning during my prayer time, I thought about the other day and how God has used my husband's love for me to teach me how much greater God's love for me truly is. And, I prayed, "God, I want my love for my children to teach them how great and even greater Your love for them truly is." I've never prayed a prayer like that, but how appropriate. If the greatest commandment calls us to love God and others, then how appropriate that our love as parents teach our children to think about how much we love them, then trail off in their thinking and realize that God loves them MORE.
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