I turned 25 a couple of weeks ago & I'm pretty excited about it, enjoying this new stage of life now that I'm--dum dum dum--halfway through my twenties, haha. Anyway, there were lots of fun birthday wishes/calls/cards that were special, but I received one call from my friend, Andrea that just really touched my heart. She called later in the evening & left me a message. She said that she had been at her house that night dancing & worshiping the Lord when she couldn't get me out of her mind. She said she almost felt like I was there dancing with her & started to wonder what I was up to that night on my birthday. She said that she kept hearing the phrase "He calls you beautiful" over and over in her mind and that the Lord was drawing me into His dance. As she was hearing that phrase, she just felt compelled to call me & tell me she was thinking & praying for me. Then she said that I'm being drawn into a wonderful dance with the Lord, that He's calling me beautiful, and that He loves to be with me. She said she was just feeling that so clearly and so real right then that she wanted to tell me.
Wow. How precious is that? How much more real is God when he's putting you on other's minds/hearts and speaking to you through them. The optimistic side of me wants to accept it as a blessing and feel so important that He cares enough to take other people's time to speak to me. The pessimistic side of me wonders if He spoke through Andrea because I'm not listening? I hope that's not the case, but it is possible.
Either way, it doesn't really matter. I think what does matter is that regardless of what's going on & how I'm feeling about myself or how I think others feel about me, I can rest assure that my Savior loves me. He wants to spend time with me. He thinks I'm beautiful. He is pleased with His creation. Who is more mighty that could I desire to please? None.
Wow. How precious is that? How much more real is God when he's putting you on other's minds/hearts and speaking to you through them. The optimistic side of me wants to accept it as a blessing and feel so important that He cares enough to take other people's time to speak to me. The pessimistic side of me wonders if He spoke through Andrea because I'm not listening? I hope that's not the case, but it is possible.
Either way, it doesn't really matter. I think what does matter is that regardless of what's going on & how I'm feeling about myself or how I think others feel about me, I can rest assure that my Savior loves me. He wants to spend time with me. He thinks I'm beautiful. He is pleased with His creation. Who is more mighty that could I desire to please? None.
