I wanted to reflect on the dream I had last night. I was at home with my 2 young daughters. It was stormy outside but nice and warm inside. My younger daughter was playing with 2 balloons she had received the previous day. She was happy and contented. The balloons had lost much of their content but she was happy anyway because they were her balloons. Then she realized that she was missing a third balloon. She came to me and showed me the 2 balloons she had and asked me to help her find her lost balloon. I looked at her and smiled. Of coarse I would help her! Then I looked at her and said “but first, let me hug you”. I picked her up in my arms, held her tight and whispered in her ear “Remember that you are always hubbagle.” (We always said “huggable” that way. It was a family thing.)
Yes there are always storms outside. Inside I pray that you have built on a firm foundation of love and security that comes from knowing that you are a child of God. We play with our deflated balloons of previous joys and are sometimes content with the past experiences. Our heavenly father just wants to pick us up and remind us of the joy we bring to Him. Not because of any particulate good thing we have done to deserve it, but just because we are His.
Take a moment right now to thank Him for His love for you. Do your part to spread His love to others. Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you.