He Loves Me

Ahhhh, going away, a mini-vacation.  Always a nice break from the everyday routine.  I was blessed to be able to attend the Joyce Meyer conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania over the last weekend. And it was wonderful.  The message....."Overload...Getting Unplugged" or "How to Deal With Stress." Nothing I need, right LOL.  Not too much anyway.  Hahaha.  Something she said, a definition of peace she had heard was "a quiet heart."  What a beautiful way to look at and experience peace.  I imagine living in that state...wow, how phenomenal would that be.

I have quite a few "God Visits" from the weekend that I want to share.  As usual God used music to reach my heart and give it a hug.  We left Thursday morning, so Wednesday was was filled with the usual running around, crazy preparing, packing, last minute shopping.....that accompanies a road trip vacation.  I didn't wake up feeling that great, but okay I can deal with it. I spend my time with the Lord, then get moving to get going to get running.  The first thing I do is break my closet door!!! REALLY!!  Are you kidding me Lord? Of course this inspired a mini melt down.  Here I am with a thousand things to do and I break a door. Ugh.  So my attitude went down hill from there.  I am all set to go spend time with the Lord, hear a great message from Joyce and I am felling so distant and fractured from the Lord.

Israel Houghton and the New Breed was the band on hand to lead us in worship that weekend.  So what do they open up with......"I  Am A Friend Of God."  I love that song!  It's felt like my heavenly Father was just reaching down and taking my hand in reassurance.

How precious is His love toward us.  How tender His care.  I so needed it at that moment, and really I didn't even realize it.  Yet when the Lord reached out to me, I was enveloped my His love and acceptance.  It's funny, we've been studying Genesis in Sunday Bible Study and we are with Abraham and Sarah right now...Abraham was imperfect and at times fearful, following his own way, but yet God called him friend. And through that song I got the same message of friendship and love from Jesus.


Thank You Lord for loving me even at my most unlovable, even when I don't feel it, even when I feel like I don't deserve it.  You are ever faithful.  I thank You for this marvelous weekend of teaching and fellowship.  I just praise You today.