This month is a lot about NEW…about self-discovery…redefining passions…and a whole lot about LOVE. Sometimes on the race you have a gut check. Who am I? What am I doing here? How do I love the people around me??? At the LAX airport many of us got packages from home. People I have never met and close family and friends sent me cards, jokes, books, old and new pictures, etc. My favorite are the “anytime” cards…these cards are meant to open…ANYTIME…and today I needed to rip through a couple of those cards. I needed a healthy reminder of who I was and who I’m becoming in the Lord. The cards made me laugh and cry…in a good way. Look at that old throwback picture of myself or family…what a trip down memory lane…or note cards with my old photography printed on it…that kind of stuff matters to me.
These reminders of love, family, and friends give me the extra boost I need to love people around me who have been abused, abandoned, neglected, forgotten…all the legit feelings and emotions that people in our own circles have dealt with or are dealing with. Last night we were leaving the children’s’ home after a wild night of hanging with kids (singing songs, running, shower time, food chunks here and there, being just plain silly and kid-like) that needed some extra love or kids that were standoffish because they hadn‘t been loved in a healthy way…and although that wanted love badly they just didn’t know how to ask for what they needed. Aren’t we all like that in our own ways at times?
As I was having a moment to myself this morning the song “Remind me who I am” from Jason Gray came to mind http://youtu.be/QSIVjjY8Ou8 …whether people we’re ministering to, folks on our team or Squad, ministry contacts, or individuals visiting before heading off to their new ministry location…we ALL need to be reminded we are BELOVED…that whatever we believe or have believed about ourselves we are so VERY VERY VERY LOVED by our Jesus and when he sees us…He just longs to embrace us, look us in the eye, and say…MY BELOVED!!!
