I love when things like that happen, Lyli. Sometimes I won’t get around to reading someone’s post until days after it’s published, only to discover it’s in that very delayed day that I needed it most. God is good.

Thanks for linking up with Thought-Provoking Thursday last week! 🙂

I love your choice of words, Dawn.
“long awaited–not withheld”
“love breakthrough”
Yes, friend. I pray that prayer for others too and for a deeper realization of it myself. It makes all the difference when we grasp it!

I feel it wrapped more tightly when I hear beautiful words like yours. Thank you for blessing us with your gift of words aptly spoken.

Hard for me to remember, too, Natalie. I try to take time now several times a week just to do nothing but soak in the realization of God’s love. It’s quite overwhelming.

The fondness runs both directions, Katie. I’m thankful every time we connect.

It was a precious gift. And she probably doesn’t realize still just how much it affected me. Sometimes the words we so casually throw out can be life preservers for someone without us even knowing. I love that God is powerful like that!

Beth, I’m glad you used this space as therapy time because it’s very useful stuff for me too. 🙂 I love your concrete examples of feeling loved and of feeling hindered. I relate to all of them. I think you’re right in seeing it as a circle–recognizing how loved we are by God will reduce our anxiety, fear, pride, etc. Thank you so much for sharing all this.