Jesus Loves Me, This I know...
For the Bible tells me so <3
Who remembers this old time classic hymn tailored for children. Young and old sing it still to this day!
This song. Gets us through the day AND the night.
We have an amazing 18 month old babygirl. She is so smart, talented, obviously cute! A heart of gold, a pure soul who loves deeply and cares for others! But let's be real.. She is a toddler about to hit the "terrible-twos" ok, ok, honestly? She already has!! Boy, mommy and daddy are having so much fun with this. (Insert sarcasm here) During each moment of pain, distress, tiredness, and confusion on how to relay her messages to us. We sing this to her. And the peace and calmness stills her heart.
Don't get us wrong. Our sweet angel will never be this age again. She will soon be off to college, married with her own family. So even in the difficult meltdowns where a little tiny person throws herself onto the floor kicking and screaming..
We still embrace this season. Yes, it's frustration and sometimes painful. From the high pitched screams piercing our heads, to the painful event of having to walk away to show her it's not going to work and she will not get her way. Tough Love... Only because, we can't allow her to have all that sugar, or to jump all over the couch to fall and get seriously injured, or climb that high shelf. All the "no's" that trigger the complete meltdowns are all out of love and protection for our baby.
We still embrace this season. Yes, it's frustration and sometimes painful. From the high pitched screams piercing our heads, to the painful event of having to walk away to show her it's not going to work and she will not get her way. Tough Love... Only because, we can't allow her to have all that sugar, or to jump all over the couch to fall and get seriously injured, or climb that high shelf. All the "no's" that trigger the complete meltdowns are all out of love and protection for our baby.
The same way Jesus is to us. We pray and want things NOW.. But God protects us by saying No, not now, or wait, I have something better for you. He doesn't ignore our cries. He knows our hearts desires, especially when we bring them to Him everyday all day. He hears us. What is important to us, is important to Him. Even the smallest detail. But, He is the God of the universe. He lines everything up to work for good, and for His Glory, and we have to trust that if He says no right now. He is setting up our hearts desires in His time.
Take my current very impatient hearts desire story for example..
Through my entire life, from about 5th grade on. Wait, it goes back further. My daddy has a long history in music. I've been around it my entire life, from my own daddy singing Jesus loves me while cradled in his arms to being in chorus at school, to church singings I attended with him. Then as I grew, I found a little church that was on our road. I walked to it every Sunday and Wednesday and was in the choir. I felt like the biggest star on that stage. I saw the people around me singing to this man named Jesus.
I began learning songs and sang solo. Began visiting churches to sing for them in the evening. A night of worship. I grew and found non-denominational churches, after growing up Baptist. I learned a new contemporary reallllly deep anointed praise Jesus type Worship. I went deeper and fell in love with this man named Jesus.
I always "loved" him and knew of Him. But did not KNOW Him, or be "in love" with Him. This was new, scary, but amazing and intriguing. Once I let go, which one night was at a women's retreat in Myrtle Beach NC. I let go and surrendered to this new worship.
The song was Kim Walker, How He Loves.
This became my life song. And once I tasted this love of Jesus, I have never been able to get enough.
Never been on one? GO! Taste His Love and be in His presence! You will be changed forever!
Through my entire life, from about 5th grade on. Wait, it goes back further. My daddy has a long history in music. I've been around it my entire life, from my own daddy singing Jesus loves me while cradled in his arms to being in chorus at school, to church singings I attended with him. Then as I grew, I found a little church that was on our road. I walked to it every Sunday and Wednesday and was in the choir. I felt like the biggest star on that stage. I saw the people around me singing to this man named Jesus.
I began learning songs and sang solo. Began visiting churches to sing for them in the evening. A night of worship. I grew and found non-denominational churches, after growing up Baptist. I learned a new contemporary reallllly deep anointed praise Jesus type Worship. I went deeper and fell in love with this man named Jesus.
I always "loved" him and knew of Him. But did not KNOW Him, or be "in love" with Him. This was new, scary, but amazing and intriguing. Once I let go, which one night was at a women's retreat in Myrtle Beach NC. I let go and surrendered to this new worship.
The song was Kim Walker, How He Loves.
This became my life song. And once I tasted this love of Jesus, I have never been able to get enough.
Never been on one? GO! Taste His Love and be in His presence! You will be changed forever!
At the time of this new found love.
I was in a deep hurtful abusive relationship, and I learned that I was His Bride, and Jesus loved me deeply enough to call me His own. His Beloved. At this time. I did not have a husband like this, one who cared for me humbly, to protect me, not hurt me. To love me with unconditional love. So, Jeremiah 29:11 became my life verse. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you."
I was in a deep hurtful abusive relationship, and I learned that I was His Bride, and Jesus loved me deeply enough to call me His own. His Beloved. At this time. I did not have a husband like this, one who cared for me humbly, to protect me, not hurt me. To love me with unconditional love. So, Jeremiah 29:11 became my life verse. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you."
?? I wanted this type of promise!
If I really sought Him, He would give me a future and hope, to not hurt me, but to prosper! Wow! All I had to do was seek Him, trust Him, Love Him?
If I really sought Him, He would give me a future and hope, to not hurt me, but to prosper! Wow! All I had to do was seek Him, trust Him, Love Him?
I was so desperate to be out of pain. So I sought, I wrote about Him, daily listened to music of praise and worship. Read and studied, memorized His word. He gave me verses like Song of Solomon 2:10-11 "My beloved spoke unto me, Rise up my love and come away. The winter is past, the rain is over and gone." ?? Wow again. The rain is finally over! All my pain?
His beloved? Rise up and follow Him. THEN at a women's retreat a few days later. Our retreat was named "Walking with my beloved" (which is also the current song I was meditating on day and night. Kari Jobe My Beloved)
At the retreat, one activity was to put rice in the heat or cool packs for headaches, and sew them up. On them was this verse! Song of Soloman 2:10-11. We then walked on a hike, each stopping point had verses to keep going. Strangely the rest of the trip had so much fog at this beautiful cabin high on the mountain top. We walked with faith to the next point, even beside beautiful streams. Each verse was so strangely about the event we were in. Stopping to hear the birds chirp in the complete quietness was about listening to Gods Word, being still and hearing him. And so on. We realized on the trip home, that in the strangeness of the Fog the moment we arrived, which was sunny and beautiful, the Fog rolled in and never left. We realized we had to trust Him for each step that we could not see before us. And we felt peace as we called it Favor Of God.. Fog :)
His beloved? Rise up and follow Him. THEN at a women's retreat a few days later. Our retreat was named "Walking with my beloved" (which is also the current song I was meditating on day and night. Kari Jobe My Beloved)
Kari Jobe became my inspiration! Her songs, I meditated on day and night and in my deepest pain. I've had the privilege to meet her twice and going again in 2 days! Find her, listen to her! You will be changed!
At the retreat, one activity was to put rice in the heat or cool packs for headaches, and sew them up. On them was this verse! Song of Soloman 2:10-11. We then walked on a hike, each stopping point had verses to keep going. Strangely the rest of the trip had so much fog at this beautiful cabin high on the mountain top. We walked with faith to the next point, even beside beautiful streams. Each verse was so strangely about the event we were in. Stopping to hear the birds chirp in the complete quietness was about listening to Gods Word, being still and hearing him. And so on. We realized on the trip home, that in the strangeness of the Fog the moment we arrived, which was sunny and beautiful, the Fog rolled in and never left. We realized we had to trust Him for each step that we could not see before us. And we felt peace as we called it Favor Of God.. Fog :)
This was an amazing experience. He then showed me a verse, that He had seen the violence done to me and that He would go before me, and rescue me! I was anxious to return home where my abuser was. I felt peace at this moment. God promised to go before me and would rescue me. 3 days later! I found my daddy. Well, I got ahold of my daddy. This certain abuser kept me away from phones or anything that would let me be in touch with my family. They came hours from Tn to Nc to get me. I was rescued!!!
I got back on my feet, and never forgot my dream to lead worship for others. I did at several churches for awhile. Doors kept getting shut though. I had to trust. Ok, this season is over. But you have a calling for me God please lead me. Well, I have been over a year now without a place to lead. I keep asking God. Why the silence? Why can I not have my hearts desire? He keeps telling me, Patience, I am preparing you for something amazing. Well, Last Sunday He lead us to a church right here in our own home town. I never heard about it! We loveeeeed it! And I met the worship leader, actually spoke to him through email. Had never met him before this email! Once I visit a few times we will visit the subject of me in worship! We want our daughter planted stable to grow in a church. So here we go! Patience paid off. I never stopped trusting him.
I got back on my feet, and never forgot my dream to lead worship for others. I did at several churches for awhile. Doors kept getting shut though. I had to trust. Ok, this season is over. But you have a calling for me God please lead me. Well, I have been over a year now without a place to lead. I keep asking God. Why the silence? Why can I not have my hearts desire? He keeps telling me, Patience, I am preparing you for something amazing. Well, Last Sunday He lead us to a church right here in our own home town. I never heard about it! We loveeeeed it! And I met the worship leader, actually spoke to him through email. Had never met him before this email! Once I visit a few times we will visit the subject of me in worship! We want our daughter planted stable to grow in a church. So here we go! Patience paid off. I never stopped trusting him.
Oh! I keep saying "we" because I am now, after 5 years from being away from my abuser. God promised me that husband that would be like Jesus. I met him, am now married, stable, beautiful life, beautiful daughter. I am completely blessed, because I stayed faithful to His promises!
Back to Jesus Loves Me and how this song works? I kept my eyes on the praise and worship songs that lead me, inspired me and helped me grow, even in my deepest pain. Well, we sing this to our daughter before bed EVERY night. She expects it. And to see her sit up in bed, dance and sing along with us, is the most precious sight I will ever see in my lifetime. I know Jesus is smiling down! We also sing this when she is hurting, crying, pitching fits and really distressed. It works every time, the tears stop, she is calm. And she remembers how this song means peace to her. And that mommy and daddy are right here protecting her. Just like this man named Jesus is. She does not know who he is, but she knows, he is important. And this.. is how the old classic song, Jesus Loves Me works. The short song, we all learned in Sunday School. It seemed so simple and easy to learn and maybe you got tired of singing it. And it meant nothing to you. We can sing it forward and backward today because it was implanted in our brains every week! But its this simple song, that stuck with us. And If you really meditate on the words of the song.. You'll find the peace of the promise in each word.
It says so! It is written! Amen. Done, Finished, No changing it! He loves us! Died for us! And we have an eternal life of love, joy, peace, no pain, to worship His name forever!
Jesus Loves Me
This I know
For the Bible
Tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak
But He is strong
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so
Our children, are weak when it comes to not understanding the pain. The table they just bumped their head on, the concrete as it scrapped their little knee and brought blood. They don't understand yet. But He is strong and promises to bring them comfort as well as mommy and daddy being the voice to sing that song to them. The influence we have on our children last. Just like the Sunday School teacher that taught us that song. I am sure we don't even know the name of that teacher today. BUT. He or She was a blessing and was brought into our lives to plant that seed that helps us grow today and instill in our children for their future.
Find your song that works. The verse. The one to bring you joy, peace and inspire YOU.
Seek it like Gold and Silver, remember that first high school dance? That song that brings back memories?? Study Gods Word and songs (Psalms) The love songs back to Him, the one who protects us. And wants our love!
Seek it like Gold and Silver, remember that first high school dance? That song that brings back memories?? Study Gods Word and songs (Psalms) The love songs back to Him, the one who protects us. And wants our love!
Proverbs 22:6 "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
What you teach them, they will know. Choose wisely. Be blessed on YOUR journey :)
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