Glimpses of His Heart

But I need love with skin on (Part 2)

2/13/2018

In the last post, I looked at our need for ‘love with skin on’. A need we all feel. Like hunger, we notice it most when it's not met. Or if we lose a love we once had. God is acutely aware of this need. As He gave it to us.

He knows how a loss affects our hearts. It affects His too. Unlike Hannah’s husband, God doesn't say ‘Am I not enough?’ when He finds us weeping. He weeps with us.

What makes loss so painful is the deep sense of my loved one’s absence. Like a deep ache in my bones, it won't leave. A Grand Canyon size hole in my heart. I try to navigate around it every day. But even the path around it is a virtual mine field. For anything can trigger a new wave of grief. A song. A smell. A memory. A photo.

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But I need love with skin on (Part 1)

1/24/2018

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In the last post ‘The God who Notices’, Jesus knocked on the door of a lonely man.

For most, hearing that God loves you and is at your door is a great comfort. Yet for others, it’s like being reminded Mom still loves you after your girlfriend dumps you.
You appreciate your Mother. But her love doesn’t make up for the love you've lost.
And it's not her friendship you're most concerned about. Your mind is elsewhere.

Some of us don't open the door to God because He is not who we're waiting for. "I’m glad God loves me. But it’s not His love I really want. I need love with skin on!"

Ever had a friend wave or smile as they approach, then greet someone else? God's waiting for us to notice Him. But many of us are looking for a different face. A different love. A love with skin on. "I'm glad God loves me. But does anyone else?”

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The God Who Notices

12/27/2017

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“Jesus heard they had thrown him out and when he found him...” John 9:35

Do you ever feel invisible or wonder if anyone ever wonders about you? If so, you may identify with the blind man in John 9. You don’t need to live his story to feel his pain. Our stories differ. Our need for love does not.

Imagine spending your whole life in total darkness. And totally alone.

To be born blind was viewed as a curse. God’s judgment for sin. John 9:2,34 The punishment? Rejection. Isolation. Poverty. He can't work. So he begs. He can't see. Nor is he seen. Most beggars are invisible. To everyone but themselves.

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