The other day I was standing in Charisse’s play room and she came up to me and kept saying, “I love you, I love you…” over and over again.
I thought to myself, “hearing my child say that NEVER gets old!”
Then I felt the Lord speak to me and say, “it never gets old to Me either!”
I am so guilty of telling God I love Him right before I ask for something or when I am really sorry about a sin that I have committed…but…
I am understanding that He likes it best when I communicate my love to Him out of appreciation for who He is and what He has done…and not in desperation in hopes of manipulation to get Him to do what I want.
When was the last time you thanked God for all that you have…or simply said “I love you” just because?
He is the perfect Father…so He KNOWS when we are trying to “butter Him up!” AND…I am guessing it doesn’t really work with Him.
My prayer is that I will become more desperately in love with HIM because of WHO HE IS and not because of what I perceive He can give me! And a way to make sure that happens is to offer consistent and sincere praise and thankfulness to the ONE who has blessed me with more than I could ever imagine!