Someone
gave me this in paper form many many years ago at a meeting. I lived
in the faith of what this writing taught me. I lived it with my whole
heart.
I am happy to say that the promise was fulfilled when I found my
wife. My love for her is nothing I could have ever imagined. I
am glad I had faith and allowed God to give me my precious gift rather
than demanding what I believed I wanted. I would have sold myself way short.
God's Gift to You
Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone-
To have a deep soul relationship with another-
Be loved thoroughly, and exclusively.
But God, says:
I want you to be satisfied, fulfilled, and content
With being loved by Me alone-
With giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me-
With having an intensely personal and unique relationship
With Me alone.
Discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found,
Will you be capable of the best human relationship
That I have planned for you
I want you to be united with another after you are united with Me-
Exclusive of anyone or anything else,
Exclusive of any other desires or longings.
I want you to stop planning, stop wishing,
And allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing-
One that you cannot imagine.
I want you to have the best-
Please allow Me to bring it to you.
You just keep watching Me, trusting Me-
Keep experiencing the satisfaction that I am.
Keep listening and learning the things I tell you.
You just wait.
That's all.
Don't be anxious.
Don't worry.
Don't look around at the things
Others have gotten or that I've given them.
Don't look at the things you think you want.
You just keep looking off and up to Me,
Or you'll miss what I want to show you.
And then, when you're ready, I'll surprise you with a love
Far more wonderful than any you would dream of.
You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready,
(I am working even at this moment to have both of you ready at the same time),
Until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I prepared for you,
You won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with me.
And this is the perfect love.
And dear one, I want you to have the most wonderful love.
I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with Me,
And to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty, perfection, and love
That I offer you with Myself.
Know that I love you utterly.
I am God.
Believe and be satisfied.
-author and original title unknown
I do a lot of thinking when I am out and about working by myself. Today I was thinking about a blog I read last night and how fortunate this young lady was to have the family she does. She learns from her father as well as her mother all the thing that are important for self sufficiency. Watching her blog you can see the strong influence of her loving family and the strength of her character.
I remembered how my dad was forever telling me growing up; "Girls don't do that." "Girls don't wear boot." Girls don't..." You all get the idea I am sure. He grew up somehow thinking girl were inferior. That is a sad thing because despite him not showing me how to do things he felt girls shouldn't do, I have learned on my own. I don't think I do very badly either.
When our granddaughters come up I like to get them to help me out. My hope is they learn a little something along the way and we have great fun while we are at it. My oldest granddaughter has been helping me since before she could talk. I still remember the time she insisted on carrying in the gallon milk jug. It was as big as she was and it took everything she had but she did it.
The girls in my family rock. There isn't anything we can't do. You can teach us or we will find a way to learn it on our own. In the long run, we will prevail. We can cook, we can shoot, we can build. We can even process a hog. ;)
