My family told me.
I didn’t believe them.
Couldn’t be.
I’m much too dainty.
Well, except maybe for the occasional snort with an uncontrollable laugh.
But the other morning I woke suddenly to some kind of squeal.
I listened, strained to hear.
Silence.
I dozed off.
And then a rumble.
Or something.
And I knew.
Yep.
Without doubt.
Awakening truth.
Couldn’t be.
I mean, I’m the one who struggles to sleep between a snoring husband and a snoring dog.
I am a serene sleeper.
A movie star sleeper.
Hair smooth on the pillow.
Arm crooked just so.
Hand properly posed.
Makeup intact.
Slight smile.
I stumbled downstairs and peered into the mirror through sleep-swollen, sand-laden eyes.
And I wanted to gag.
“You are beautiful.”
Huh?
I knuckled my eyes.
Lord, is that you? I think the cobwebs are blocking your view.
“You are precious in my sight.”
Nuh-uh! Really? Well, okay. But, Lord, I smell!
“You smell like a flower, a sweet fragrance.”
But . . . but . . .
“You. You are my beloved.”
It’s true.
Whatever the sight.
Whatever the sound.
Whatever the smell.
He delights over me.
He sings over me.
He loves me! All the time.
All the time. He loves me!
And you.
“[He exclaimed] O my love, how beautiful you are! There is no flaw in you! Song of Solomon 4:7 (Message)
“Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God.” 2 Corinthians 2:15a (NLT)
He sees the Movie Star sleeping.
Cool, or what?
Love your way with words, my friend! Even when I’m not so lovely in my own eyes, He cherishes me. 🙂
Thank you for pouring oil onto my heart this day.
This is the sweetest. He’s always on the honeymoon, isn’t He? I wonder if I snore?
Just love this! I often have similar conversations until I just accept that I am beloved, previous, loved…even when I don’t see it! 🙂 we need the reminder of truth… Thanks dear friend.
Oh this is just precious. How we talk to ourselves….we would never say such things to a friend would we? God loves us so much. We need to hear it again and again! Lori