How He Loves Us

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us,

that we should be called children of God!

And that is what we are!"

1 John 3:1

The last song we chose was again a song we taught the children last year. We were asked by the children time and time again to sing this song, "How He Loves Us", so we are doing it again this year. The lyrics that touched their hearts and mine are:

He is jealous for me, 

Love's like a hurricane; I am a tree,

Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy.

When all of a sudden,

I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,

And I realize just how beautiful You are,

And how great Your affections are for me.

Oh, how He loves us so.

Oh, how He loves us.

How He loves us so.

So we re His portion and He is our prize,

Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes.

If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.

So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,

And my heart turns violently inside of my chest.

I don't have time to maintain these regrets,

When I think about the way.

This song is a wonderful reminder of how much God loves us. I think this is something we all need to tell ourselves regularly and singing this song does just that! I really don't think any of us fully understand the depth of God's love, until we finally meet Him face to face in a place where we will no longer feel the insecurities that at times cripple us. Hurts from those we love, rejection, failure, dysfunctional homes, abusive relationships and the selfishness of others all get in the way of accepting the magnitude of love we have from our Heavenly Father. Be rest assured that despite what we may feel, God loves us dearly!

Starting tomorrow, I will start posting the recorded songs. The CDs are being burned as I write. I pray that God will use them to minister to the hearts and lives of all the children and their families as they listen to the songs throughout the year. We chose these particular songs because the lyrics portray the life-altering truths of God.

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My sons, Tim and Matthew go for daily runs. Chris is starting to run with them now too. On their feet, they wear these crazy looking shoes called "five fingers". 

Here a picture of a pair:

Tim and Matthew have very large feet, so I worry that the prints in the ground will make people think "Big Foot" is in the area prowling around. If Matthew keeps growing his hair, they might think he is "Big Foot". (Don't tell Matthew I said that.)