Love Me Tender

I gotta tell ya. There's nothing like being loved by the Creator of the Universe. He is so good. I'll never forget hearing Lana Bateman speak at Christ Church YEARS ago. She had been in the ministry for years when her husband left her for a much younger woman and she said the heartache she endured was agonizing, but the pain she had for broken dreams and future plans only emphasized the pain. She wresteled with God, pouring out her soul to Him, stating, "What about all these plans we had? Plans for growing old together and taking trips, seeing new sights, living life?" And He spoke back to her, "I will take you places your husband could never take you. I will give you those things and fulfill your dreams." Her stories were amazing. One of which was she had been looking forward to getting a pearl necklace for one of their anniversaries. Now that was gone. Until she was on a plane ride to speak somewhere and a lady sat next to her and said, "I don't understand this, but I'm supposed to give you this. The Lord told me to." And she opened a box holding a pearl necklace. Our Creator lavished her with this gift. By the way, she was on her way to speak at a resort she and her husband had dreamt of visiting one day, and she thought it would not be possible now. Again...only the Creator.
I don't have a pearl necklace to look at, but I am constantly lavished with His love everyday of my life. There's nothing like hearing the Spirit of the Living God whisper to your soul and knowing you had a moment with the the Holy One. I don't really know what my purpose in this blog was, except to just lift Him up and to tell you how He constantly takes my breath away. He is overwhelming. Don't let the enemy distract you in this earthly journey. Allow the Faithful One to romance your heart and sing over you. One Sunday, several months ago, Natalie, my precious friend and SS teacher, talked about our Lord singing over us. And she encouraged each of us to ask Him in our quiet time, what He sings over us. I did just that. I went home and that week I asked him, "Lord, what do you sing over me?" His instant words were, "Love me tender, Love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darling, I love you, and I always will." Looks like He might have sung that over Lana, too.