Jesus Loves me this I know

 Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible tells me so; Little ones to Him belong; They are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me.

   The song Jesus loves me was one of the first songs I had learned in church. It became normal to sing the words Jesus loves me over and over again. So much that I didn't quite believe that Jesus really did love me.
   I mean, I always knew Jesus loves me because, well, the bible tells me so, but it just wasn't something I really believed. I now believe Jesus loves me more than anyone else ever will.

   I remember being at a point in my life where the only person I felt close to was God. No one else seemed to understand what I was dealing with. In those weak moments was when I began to feel God's embraceable love. I began to put all my worries and problems into His hands and every time I was amazed at the way He worked everything out. He really does care about what we want and what we need. Jesus became my best friend,I told him about my day just like I'd tell any best friend of mine. Except when I told Jesus about my day, things always seemed to fall into place. 
   I spent most of my summer days working at the local grocery store (still currently working there) and it was there that I began to see the way God loves me. When I was having a bad day, I would tell God what was going on and not long after, a member of the church I was currently attending would show up and my whole day would be made. I even remember one day that I had to be at work early in the morning and hadn't had time to eat breakfast so I was telling God about that, then minutes later a customer came in and gave me a breakfast sandwich from McDonald's because he had gotten two and only wanted one. Others may look at it as a coincidence but I look at it as a God thing. He really does love and care for us.
   It is my prayer that each and every one of you will feel Gods embraceable love. To not just sing the song Jesus loves me out of habit but out of belief. Knowing and believing that Jesus really does love you. I pray that when you sing Jesus loves me this I know, tears of joy will stream down your face because you can feel his presence with you at that moment and that everyday you will notice the way God loves and cares for you. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Admitting your struggles

   This past week has been full of joy, peace, reassurance, faith, love, and so many other things! I've been struggling a lot with what seems like a new struggle each day on top of the old ones. For me, its hard to admit that I struggle and even harder to admit what those struggles are. Even writing this post seems hard for me because I'm admitting that I don't have my life altogether the way I feel that I should but then again, does anyone really have everything all together?     One thing that God has really revealed to me a lot this past year has been how much people go through with out anyone knowing it. Each person you pass on the street, the cashier at the grocery store, your pastor or youth pastor, your pastors wife, your pastors kids, teachers, parents, that girl that always has the biggest smile on her face, that boy who is always helping out everyone else, your best friend, your mentor, even that one person that you look at and think "wow, they have e...
Read more

The precious little things in life

Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful. - Colossians 4:2 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  Be still and know that I am God. - Psalm 46:10  Grace. Jesus' unfailing love. His provision. His sovereignty. Stars shining in the night sky. Sunsets. Sunrises. Blue skies. Coffee. Friends who love coffee. Flowers. New books. Pens that write smoothly. Journals. Sweet friendships. Warm showers. Endless supply of water. Blankets. Fuzzy socks. Adventures. New friendships. Old friends. Memories. Difficult seasons. Music. Bible in my own language. Sweatpants. Sweatshirts. God's strength. People who sit and talk with me, without a time limit. Trees. Lessons learned the hard way. Intentional conversations. Brothers and sisters whom remind me of truth. The ability to run and workout. Oceans. Warm vents. Jesus and the ability to fall into his arms at night and ...
Read more

Days of contentment

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12       My whole life I have continuously asked God "so what's next for me to do?" I tend to live in the future and past and less in the present time. When God reveals his present plan for me I often get more excited for the next plan rather than being delighted that he has plans for me right now. I anticipate each future moment that is to come and once they happen, I don't embrace them, instead I just look to the next things in life or reminiscence on past memories.     At the beginning of summer 2016 I attended a training for summer missions and while there, one of the ladies had shared Psalm 90:12 with us and gave me a new perspective of what that meant. She just simply told us to think about how we will choose to number our days that we are given. I knew I was not numbering my days so that a heart of wisdom would be gained. I began to pray that God would te...
Read more