I Felt It!

Friday morning, I felt it.  After I was up and moving about, getting ready for the day, I realized this light, freeing emotion was welling up inside of me.  It was what I had been praying for and I realized God had delivered me. He got me through the first year that sometimes I wasn’t sure I would see the end of.  And He got me there through love. His love for me never wavered. I felt it on my darkest days, even when I questioned it. I felt it on the days when I would think I was doing fine and then my feelings turned at the drop of a hat.  I felt it on the days when I thought I might be “normal” again but knew I never would be.

I can feel the presence of my Lord when I am alone and talking with Him by myself but I can also feel His presence through His people.

Romans 12:9-13:  9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. 

So many have followed these verses and shown us what true love is, what the Kingdom of Heaven will be like.  And on Friday, I woke up knowing that our friends and friends of friends were reaching out to others in need and showing the love of Jesus, per our request on Facebook.  The eruption of the Holy Spirit I had been hoping for was happening and I felt JOY!!!  

We spent the day loving on each other and remembering our precious people that God gave us.  There were tears shed but there was also a lot of laughter. We spent the rest of the weekend cheering on Jesse as he ran in a 5K, celebrating Phoebe’s birthday (more on that on her actual birthday), and watching beautiful dancing at the girls’ dance recital.  We appreciated the life that God has given us here on earth and the life that He promises we will have for eternity. We were able to experience JOY because of LOVE!