There is just something beautiful about a handwritten note that I can’t quite put my finger on to explain it. I think it’s the personal touch it brings and the realization that someone thought enough about you to write something that you would find. And it makes it that much sweeter when the note is dripping with love language. I found the note above that my husband left me on my work desk a few days ago. I cannot tell you why, but it made me so happy, and I felt loved. It was just a simple note really…….but it made my entire day feel amazing.
Then I started thinking about how many times every day God may be leaving me little love notes that I don’t even see. I don’t see them because I’m so distracted by hardship at every turn, disastrous situations that seem bigger than God, or just my plain laziness to not pay attention. I think this is something we all could use a little improvement in, right? It’s really as simple as starting with gratitude. It reminds of the scripture where Jesus is sharing a parable with his disciples, but it is veiled so that people that do not really have an open heart toward him can understand Him. The disciples even ask him why he keeps sharing parables, to which he replies:
“You have been given the intimate experience of insight into the hidden mysteries of the realm of heaven’s kingdom, but they have not. For everyone who listens with an open heart will receive progressively more revelation until he has more than enough. But those who don’t listen with an open, teachable heart, even the understanding that they think they have will be taken away.” Matthew 13:12-13
Those little love notes God leaves me (and you) scattered in various places throughout my day are just like these parables. They are little expressions of God’s heart and revelations of His deep love for us that are indeed a mystery to the world. They don’t understand because they don’t know Him like we do. They don’t know how a simple note that just says, “Hey I took a Sharpie. I love you!” can be a real experience for us.
So let’s talk about what these “notes” from God can look like. It can be a simple thing like noticing a sparrow outside that is perched by your window. This happened to me one time. I was in dire straits financially and had been crying out to God for a miracle. Suddenly, I felt prompted to look outside and I saw a sparrow right by my window. I knew it was God’s little love note to me that everything was going to be alright, and He had already provided for me.
Maybe it’s a song that randomly comes on your radio or your playlist. That just happened to me this morning too! A song that I don’t even have in my playlist came on because it was similar to other songs I have, and the programming pulled it in. I KNEW it was a love note from God. I started singing and worshipping and immediately the glory of God fell in my home.
There are love notes all around friend- sweet little reminders God loves us and is with us.
I challenge you to do to look for the note that God is leaving you today…and when you find it, celebrate it! It’s God’s beautiful gift to you!
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