My dear friends,
I’ve been a little quiet for a while, I do apologise for that. Life has been pretty crazy for me, for all of us in my household in fact. Josh has been busy with his work, working long days and long hours. Henry has been growing fast, and is busier than ever, which constantly keeps us on our toes at home.
The past couple of weeks have been a bit of a struggle for me, due to a few side effects of going off my medication. It is a great milestone for me to be off them, but my body has now realised that they’re not coming back, and it isn’t too happy with me for it! So we get the dizzy spells, feeling off, tiredness, and the deep hole of depression tries to open up again, and more. I’m fighting with it every day, but I know that it is a fight I can win. Sometimes, you have to fight a battle more than once to win it. This is something that I have fought many, many times. But the fact that I have fought it that many times, means that each time, I have won! And I am still winning. Because with God, all things are possible.
Moving along to the purpose of this post; I was talking with a friend recently, and we were talking about feeling unloved and unworthy, and that was one of the things that inspired this poem. Another thing was that I have made a decision – no matter what others think of me, I am not going to be ashamed of sharing Christ and His love. Friends, I know some of you are believers, you love the Lord, and that is wonderful. I also know some of you are not, and I would never hold that against you. But the thing is, I love you too much to not tell you about God’s love!
This is a poem about how much He loves me… but this isn’t only how He loves me; it is how He loves you. I hope and pray that you will come to know this for yourself one day.
If you want to talk about this with me, please contact me, whether it is by email (julie@confessionsofasimplemum.com), by a contact form on this website, Instagram (confessionsofasimplemum), Twitter (@blog_simplylife), or if we already talk, let’s talk more.
I hope you are all having a beautiful week, and that this will remind you just how precious and wonderful you are.
Much love,
Julie xo
How Much Does He Love Me?
How much does he love me?
I asked myself one day,
When I was feeling so unworthy
And felt I could not pray.
Does he love me enough
To support me through bad days,
To pick me up when I am down,
And to help me find my way?
I asked him, do you truly love me?
You promised you would be there
You told me I would never be alone
How much do you really love me?
I waited for him to respond
And I wondered if he would…
Who would want to speak to me?
But I desperately hoped he could.
As I listened and waited
I felt as though my heart had broken
But then I heard the sweetest voice,
As though an angel had spoken
But it was not an angel
And I heard him whisper to me;
My dearest, I love you with all my heart,
And you are always close to me…
He continued softly, speaking to me
In the most reassuring way…
He promised again to never leave me,
And that I was always safe…
He said, My Love, I’m here for you,
I love you enough to die for you.
And that’s what he did, his life he gave
To me that I might live well and true.
He loved me with a love
Greater than any ever seen
He died, but now he lives,
In me, and through me.
I had felt so unworthy, alone, unloved;
But the he found me, and truly he loved
In a way that mankind can never understand.
And now, he is mine, and I his, beloved.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
– John 15:13
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
– John 3:16
“God is love. He didn’t need us. But he wanted us. And that’s the most amazing thing.”
– Rick Warren
If you want to talk, about God, life, love, friends, joys, pains, anything at all, let’s talk 🙂 I have an open inbox policy – anyone can talk, any time. xo
P.S. If you are a non-believer, please understand that in no way do I want to force my beliefs on you. I simply want to share the love with you, because it is such a beautiful thing that I want you to experience it too. It isn’t about religion, it is about a relationship with Christ. And regardless of what you choose to believe, I will love you anyway 🙂 x
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