I love this picture I snapped today after church. It illustrates a father’s love. There are two weeks left until Easter and I’m not ready! I know Lent is 40 days and I’m a planner yet I feel like I’m not ready. Lent is kinda like being pregnant. You are very mindful of everything and praying without ceasing. Praying over ever forgotten sin and praising Jesus for everything thankful that God doesn’t hold your sins against you or your unborn child. During lent I’m reminded of all of my sins and the price Jesus paid for me. This lent I’ve been obsessed with a new song that emotionally touches me. Its not a typical lenten scripture but It’s based on the parable of the Lost Sheep in the gospel lessons (Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:3-7). But what’s radical is that it reminds me of how much God Loves me in-spite of my sins. I’ve never been so thankful for this journey where God continues to lavish me with love that frankly I don’t deserve. And that’s the point of lent. The mindful time of searching, studying, praying just as Jesus did in garden of Gethsemane.
So here is my latest favorite reminder of God’s overwhelming reckless love: 💗Reckless Love
Before I spoke a word, You were singing over me
You have been so, so good to me
Before I took a breath, You breathed Your life in me
You have been so, so kind to me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah
When I was Your foe, still Your love fought for me
You have been so, so good to me
When I felt no worth, You paid it all for me
You have been so, so kind to me
And oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
And I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah
There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me
There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me
There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me
There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
And I couldn’t earn it, I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah
So how will you live differently knowing that God Loves you and He will leave everyone to find you no matter where you are?
💗,
Julie
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