The Lord called me out to the woods in the early fall.
I had several apprehensions about going.
It was a new trail. Therefore, I didn’t know what to expect.
It was after lunch. Time, I felt was not on my side.
Our spin in the cosmos was causing the sun to sink behind the hills much earlier in the day already.
Yet, He beckoned to me.
I went.
Acorns fell all around me. I thought about the deer that roam these woods, and how much they like to eat them.
I spoke aloud, “Lord, would You prove Your love for me and send me some deer?”
I quickly followed it with, “Never mind. You don’t need to send me deer to prove You love me. You already proved it by sending Your Son.”
This was a new place for me. It saddens me to admit that repeatedly, since becoming a Christian, I have asked my Heavenly Father to prove His love for me by sending me signs.
I spent the remainder of the hike in His presence and remembering that I am deeply loved by Him.
When I came upon the arch, it felt like a sanctuary.
It took the setting sun to pull me from the woods and retrace the trail back to my car.
Leaving this place was hard, but praise God I didn’t have to leave His presence. Even now He is walking with me.
Every.
Single.
Moment.
He proves His love for me with every breath I take.
I never did see any deer that day, but I have seen them since. On two occasions. They are profoundly, meaningful to me considering the satiations in my life at those moments.
I want to ask, where are you on the trail, Friend?
Do you question where God’s love is? Are you looking for a sign?
Let this be it,
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NKJV
Oh, how He loves YOU!
Revelation 13:8 speaks of the Lamb (Jesus) that was slain before the foundation of the world.
God’s love for you has always been! His love for you was there even before the world was created.
That’s good news!
Yes, you are that important to the Creator.
Today let the meditation of your heart be on His love for you.
His Great Love, that was poured out before time began…
Hiking in Pearls 