I love it when my young child will crawl into my lap for snuggles. I can wrap my arm tight around him and draw him close to my heart. He wiggles around to be sure he is pressed tight against me.
“Mmmm…mmmm! I LOVE you!”
“Love you MORE!”
Warm fuzzy feelings flutter around our hearts.
Peace.
Contentment.
One of those real moments in life that are so precious.
His hair might smell of sweat as it tickles my nose, his hands wrap around mine and I can see grime under his fingernails. His little wiggly feet are covered in dirt from playing barefoot outside.
It just doesn’t matter. He is my child and I am enjoying his presence on my lap.
We might just sit there quietly and snuggle while he gets his love tank full. Or we might talk about the latest bug he discovered under a rock and how pretty it was.
It is simple sweet fellowship.
The moment is fleeting. It’s not long until he is off again, doing what little boys are made to do – hunting for the next tree frog or making new roads in the dirt for the dump truck.
He left my embrace secure in my love.
Even though he goes off to play and discover his own things, as his Momma I am still in tune to his activities. Constantly throughout the day I am aware of where he is and what he is doing. If I can not see him, I am still listening to know what he is occupied with.
All of this is just a hint at how God longs to have fellowship with us.
My Heavenly Father wants me to come to Him to gather His love.
Often.
Just to enjoy His fellowship and bask in His Presence. To whisper that I love Him just because He is.
Even though He already knows all about what I have been doing, He wants to share it with me.
My Lord doesn’t care if I don’t have life all figured out, He just wants me to choose to be with Him. I can be struggling with my emotions or questioning the challenges of life. I can have the grime of daily life on my mind. He still opens His arms wide for fellowship.
Just like I do with my little sweaty boy that needs a bath.
When I sit still and seek to enjoy the Presence of my Lord, to listen to what He wants to speak into my life, my love tank gets full.
I love that feeling of simply KNOWING He is in my life.
All the time.
That His Holy Spirit will direct me and keep me.
When I sit with Him, I may not get any answers or deep revelations, but I soak up His Presence and that is enough.
Take time today to crawl up on your Fathers’ lap and just bask in His fellowship.
Get your love tank full and rest in Him.
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:14)
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (Psalms 23:5)
~Sheila
Thank you for sharing this. It’s exactly what I needed to hear right now. An amazing word picture of our amazing God. 🤍
This really spoke to my heart this morning. Thank you.