Sometimes when we’re praying or having a worship time, someone will speak up to say that they got a picture from the Holy Spirit, and often the point of the picture ends up being that God loves us very much or is pleased with us or something like that.
I have a confession – up until as recently as this morning, my internal response to such a declaration would be, “Well, that’s nice, and good for you if it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. But I really don’t think God speaks to people unless he has something important to say.” My attitude was that God wouldn’t speak to me unless he had some sort of lesson to teach me.
BUT … as I was sweeping in a garden during community work duties this afternoon, I had a revelation. What message could possibly be more important than “I love you”? When I talk to my parents on the phone, they always always always tell me they love me – sometimes more than once. And how much more does my Heavenly Father love me?
So now, when I’m waiting for God to speak to me, I will listen intently for whatever it is he has to say to me. I will make sure I’m open and listening for something as simple and as vitally important as, “I love you.”
Ephesians 3:14-19