In Thailand last month, during a team time of the team I partnering with for the week, one of the Racer’s (Cindy Chau! She’s pretty amazing.) gave us all the instruction, “Write a love letter to God.” Words just spilled from my heart to my journal pages as I took the time to express my love to my Jesus. Nothing uncloaks the soul quite like an unabashed declaration of love. Le voila:
Dearest Abba,
You strip me of fear. No longer do I sit with bated breath as I try to unravel anxious anticipation about what lies ahead.
But I breath easy,
and deeply,
and fully,
because You – Your love lies ahead.
And behind.
And within.
And your love eclipses any worry. Dearest Abba, You truly strip me of fear.
You label me as altogether lovely; worthy of You. Completely. And this loveliness, You say, will never fade. Even when I unintentionally attempt to lessen it with my own feelings of unworthiness, “Lovely. Altogether,” You relentlessly proclaim.
I adore Your relentlessness,
because the more I hear of Your love for me,
the more I perceive
and believe
and receive it.
Thank You for Your ceaseless pursuit.
I love that You grant unuttered requests and that You satisfy even unspoken and small desires. Because, nothing is too small for Your love to infiltrate.
You are a good Father,
An attentive Lover,
A gentle sustainer,
And You are mine.
How can it be that You truly withhold not one drop of Your love from me, yet, with only one drop of Your love, I am filled?
Precious Jesus, I most deeply desire to abide in You.
In awe of You.
In love with You.
Forever.
In sharing my letter to Him here with you, I pray that you see that all these things I find in Him, He longs to be – and IS – to you.
How I love Him.
How He loves me.
How He loves YOU.
From my heart,
Erika
