“Are you persuaded?” “I’m persuaded” Sounds simple enough, but this morning in church, right after communion (which is one of my most precious times of the week) BeBe Winans was singing these lyrics…I would tell you to go and google them, but he wrote the song yesterday…literally! The song talks about being persuaded that the Lord loves us deeply and that he wants nothing more than for us to be persuaded by Him. I was singing along and clapping my hands….I mean you kinda have to when BeBe Winans is singing…and it really felt like this was exactly the word I needed to hear today. I have been struggling with being back at home and having no close friends near by, and the loneliness of not having a core group of friends in my life. While I was living in Missouri, I had some amazing friends and to be honest, they were my family away from home and now that I am home with my family, I miss them just as much as I missed my family when I was there. Sorry, a bit side tracked there…..but I really started thinking about my relationship with Jesus and how important it is to believe that He is my ultimate source of peace, joy, contentment, and truth. My best friend Jody loves the verse where Solomon writes in SOS “you have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.” And recently, this verse has been on my heart and I have been trying as I might to believe it and after this morning at church, and singing “im persuaded” over and over again, I have fallen in love with my Jesus all over again. He is doing a great and mighty work in my life right now. I have been blessed to begin a graduate program way sooner than expected (start this coming Thursday….and wasnt supposed to start until January)….I have been given more responsibility at work, and a larger case load, which makes me just about full time…which most of you may or may not know has been a huge source of stress in my life for the last few months. And to think all of this going on around me and for a sweet, sweet moment this morning at church, my Jesus reached out and stirred my soul in a way that only he can. He reminded me that no matter what is going on around me and no matter how much stress I have, how lonely I feel at times, how insecure I am about myself and my abilities, that I have been and will be persuaded to love and follow Jesus. I know that I will not over night be a new person and I will no longer have struggles, but I do know that through Jesus, I can and will do great things!
So grateful you had a kiss from Him yesterday! And great to hear other areas in your life are falling into place as well.