It's interesting. One of my favorite songs is based on that verse. What caught me today is that God rejoices over us with shouts of joy.
Shouts of joy.
SHOUTS of joy!
Cool! Then it hit me.
I'm not so good about that with my own children lately! Ponygirl was sitting right next to me, and plain as day, I heard God tell me that just as He entered into our world to pursue us, I need to enter into Ponygirl's world and pursue her.
*sigh*
Those who know me know that I am not fond of horses. I don't dislike them, I mean I like to ride, but I'm not in love crazy about them. Not like Ponygirl, anyway...
Well, God told me to learn all the names of her model horses.
*sigh, again*
I told hubby about it quietly, and so he decided to join in my misery with me and try to memorize all her horses' names. Now, you have to understand how many she has. She only got a small sampling of horses (to make it easier on me), and it took me an hour and a half to go through all of them.
Hubby fell asleep.
But I'm proud to report that I made it through. Not sure if I remember them all, but it's a start. I want to pursue her with an intensity that reveals to her that:
She is my daughter, I love her. She pleases me.
Even if she does like horses...
1 comment:
I liked the part about..."He will be quiet in His love." You know that kind of love-- cuddling w/a husband or a child as soon as they or you wake up or right before you go to sleep. Intimate, I think. He conforms to what we need. Obviously I'm feeling quiet at the moment. The calm before the storm, literally.
I also love the Andreola's pinecone book. I wept, sobbed at one part- won't give it away tho. so good...let's talk about it when we have time.
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