As a child, I walked the fields of our dairy farm and talked to cows.
Cows have beautiful dark eyes, are gentle creatures, and never speak a harsh word to anyone. Walking with cows brought me peace in a time that was anything but peaceful.
During those times, I talked to God too. I asked Him to remove me from the painful, unloving situation I was in. He was silent. For years. I thought He didn’t love me because of His silence.
Decades later I realized what the psalmist proclaimed: God is overwhelmingly full of love for me. He didn’t remove me from my painful situation, but He walked with me through it. He is slow to anger with my doubt and unbelief, and His love is sure, dependable, reliable, constant, and resolute. No matter how I feel, God loves me with an everlasting love that never waivers.
Often, God’s love for us is difficult to understand or receive. His vast love for us has no reason or explanation apart from recognizing He loves us because it is in His nature to do so.
Stop for a moment and ask the Lord to reveal His love for you today. Then, watch and see what He does.
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Sometimes, God's seems silent, no matter how hard we try to hear Him. I began journaling as though we're talking. Today's "discussion" showed His love as He told me to ignore my huge to-do list and just rest to begin the healing process for my wounded heart. Not sure how I can but I want to.