It's been a long time since I've had a chance to blog, so while this adorable sleeping beauty is resting peacefully against me, I thought it'd be a good time to post a few words.With Easter being upon us and my first mother's day quickly approaching, I'm feeling overwhelming blessed -- by His sacrifice for my sins and by His grace in placing this tiny child in my arms. He died so that I could live.
Amazing love, oh what sacrifice
The Son of God, given for me
My debt He pays, and my death He dies
That I might live, that I might live!
It can be difficult to fathom the magnitude of His sacrifice in giving His life for us when you think about how truly undeserving we are of such mercy. And even so, He goes on to bless us time and time again, despite us being as filthy as rags. That is truly amazing love -- a kind of love deeper and purer than we can fully comprehend.I'm reminded of His love each time I look into my Natalie's sweet eyes. Her angelic face radiates the love of Christ back to me. How can we ignore His invitation of love when we look at all the ways He's provided for us? How could anyone say they know love and not know God?
Sometimes I'm still in disbelief that such a precious little girl is truly mine to love and cherish. She still has a lot of unhappy times and some days I feel like I'm barely hanging on, but she is fearfully and wonderfully made just as God intended, and I love her more than I thought possible. The Lord already gave me the best gift He could -- the gift of salvation. But He's also given me the next best gift -- motherhood. I hope I take both of these gifts and always use them in a way that is pleasing to Him. After all, that's the only way I could honor His amazing love.
Once again, you amaze me with your eloquently spoken words. I was raised in church,but have lead a life most definitely undeserving of him. Recently though, I have found that as I get older, grow and mature my relationship with him gets stronger and stronger, and through that the peace that I have found has been immense! He blesses me way beyond what I deserve, yet he saw something in me that I could never see in myself, he believed in me and believed that my life was worth his own..... wow, what a love that is. I'm not perfect, and I still have crummy days but I just trust that he will help make tomorrow brighter, and he usually does. Thank you for sharing your blogs!
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