A love letter waiting for you…

The familiar phrasing and beloved lyrics cascaded through the car. Instantly, the music transformed this mother of six, frantically running errands, into a shy seventeen-year-old sitting alone in a dark auditorium.

It was Valentine’s Day my senior year of high school.

Alone, I sat in the front row of the high school auditorium. Finally, a flicker of light caught my eye, and the music began. A single spotlight shone on the stage while my boyfriend and three other high school saxophonists serenaded me with the music of “My Girl” by the Temptations.

Twenty-five years later, as I hear that song on the radio, I remember the love poured into that moment by the man who still calls me “My Girl” today.

Whether you’ve known that kind of earthly love or only seen it in the movies, would you believe me if I said there is someone who feels even greater love for you than that of a serenading high school saxophonist?

There is someone who will meet you where you are, handle your heart with care, and sing through the darkness a song of love so sweet it washes away all your fears.

There is someone you can trust with your heart.

God whispers, “My Girl, you are my child, and you are lavishly loved.”

Our Heavenly Father gives us a love letter in scripture that when read takes us back to the first encounter with His love and draws us into its great depth.

“My Girl, there is nothing that you need to do to earn my love. You are enough. I gave my Son for you so that you would know the vastness of my love.”

The more time we devote to His Word the more we feel the Father’s warm embrace. Soaking in His truth, scars are healed, darkness dissipates, and renewed life radiates out of our hearts.

“My Girl, you are chosen, hand-crafted, and wonderfully made. What you see as flaws, I see as opportunities for my power and your growth. Be patient and rest in me.”

His Word, filled with sweet vows of love and declaration of faithfulness, shines through our brokenness and leaves our souls yearning to surrender our hearts to His holy hands.

“My Girl, my love is not fickle or temporary. My love, my daughter, is an everlasting one. Give me your hand, surrender your heart, and trust my unfailing love.”

My prayer for you, my friend…

Lord, you can do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine. Meet us in the darkness, sing your song of love over our hearts, and may the glory of our soul’s surrender be yours. May all your daughters rest in the knowledge and fullness of your love forever and ever.

Amen.

Thoughts to Ponder

● When is the last time you bathed your heart in His Word and let His love letter speak to your soul?

● What lies are you believing that are keeping you from accepting the fullness of God’s love?

● In what area of your life do you need to experience the comfort of God’s loving embrace?

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