August 19, 2013
Oh how long has it been? Oh-I know, since July 12th, when I got the news about my Little Lovely...I reflect on that day, and praise JESUS for answering my prayers...We are on our way... He's so Glorious! Speaking of the Glorious, Great I AM, today on my run is something to blog about...
I'm reading a book called, "Becoming Spiritually Beautiful: Seeing Yourself from God's perspective" by Sharon Jaynes...Don't ask, I have to read it, you know, self, issues...Anywayyyyyy, there was a part in the book that fascinated me...She talks about believing in GOD, and His truths about how special you are and how much He really does love us...
She tells the reader to picture your self sitting right beside JESUS under an oak tree...Perhaps His arm is around your shoulder and your head is resting on His chest...You can feel the beating of His heart against your cheek, and your head moves with the rise and fall of His breathing...With His other hand, He strokes your head and immediately knows how many hair are on your head. His breath warms your skin as it brushes past your face. Imagine Him looking into your eyes and knowing your innermost being and meeting your gaze with a warm, affirming smile, reassuring you of His love and care...Now, tell me, as you imagine yourself in the presence of JESUS, how anxious do you feel? How rejected do you feel? How worried are you about tomorrow?
Amazing feeling, right?
Well today I power walked with my BFF uphill 1 mile, down hill the next mile...Love that down hill...Then, she leaves and I run the 1 mile up and down the 1 mile...I really love that down hill...I reflected on that paragraph and imagined myself with JESUS, as she described...I only wish I would have thought of it on the uphill part because I sprinted with a mighty power that only the LORD had given me in that moment...I was like a gazelle!!! Along with myself pictured on the chest of my Savior that song, "I am redeemed" by Big Daddy Weave came on...Oh boy! Being in the arms of my King and hearing that song....Glorious I tell, ya! I sprinted with a smile down that hill. worshipping my Redeemer all the way to the end, with hands lifted high...
I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty...Revelation 1:8
Can't wait to be in His arms like that....
ReplyDeleteI love the downhill too!