I delight, I delight, I delight in you!

Amazing how God is always wanting to speak to us...even at 6am after you've only had 3 hours of sleep. The spunky 8 year old boy sitting next to me on my first flight wouldn't stop jabbering about the clouds, his ipod, the lightning, our pilot, Oregon, baseball, whatever was on his mind- he wanted to tell me all about it. I was tempted to sleep and ignore him more than once. But he was so excited about everything and his freckled face so enthusiastic, that I couldn't help but smile. I was actually enjoying myself, just listening and taking in his childlike wonder. I felt my heart growing warm. Then God spoke.

"This is how I feel about you. When you share all of your thoughts with me. I love the wonder in your eyes when your faith is like a child's and I can so easily amaze you. I even love it when you talk so much to me, that you forget to listen. I reeeeeeeally like seeing you excited. My heart grows warmer and warmer just being with you. I delight, I delight, I delight in you!"

He's pretty incredible. On Sunday I visited a new church in Birmingham. A girl came to me after the service and prayed for me. I had never met her, but God (like countless times) told her exactly what to pray. She saw him singing loudly over me and waving with all of his might, a banner of PEACE and LOVE. I had been asking him fervently for his peace to fill my family's home for several days. It made me realize, God has emotions. He gets excited. He sings LOUDLY. Ha! He kept saying to me,

"I delight, I delight, I delight in you!"

He is so glorified when we allow him to sing loudly over us and declare his crazy love to us. His heart grows warmer and warmer when we let him delight in us, and turn our hearts to him. He is crazy generous with his love. So let go of any guilt, feelings of inadequacy, or anything hindering you from accepting his love.

 LET HIM delight in you. Your heart will be so full that you cannot do anything but love him.