Question Marks

"Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth

Would care to know my name, 

Would care to feel my hurt?"

In the picture I posted earlier today, I thought the sun and clouds kind-a made it look like there was a big question mark in the sky.  So, I was thinking about one of the biggest questions I know to ask.....Why does GOD love me...why does He care?...ever ask yourself that question?  I've been running the lyrics to this Casting Crowns song around in my head today.  It has been such a good reminder that it is not about me and what I do, who I am, or how I feel...it's all about who He is and what He has done for me....what He IS DOING for me.

Isn't it amazing that everything He has made has been with us in mind? and that in the scope of time, (where we currently live) we see these thoughts on us come about each new day....(warning: run-on sentence) and His thoughts are not passing thoughts like ours are so often.  Where we can only comprehend one thing at a time (or a couple things- if we are good multitaskers),  His thoughts and presence with us is 100% and far deeper than we realize.

I attended a Bible Study last night and was so excited to see the lady who had approached me on Sunday to tell me she just accepted Christ will be in my class.  I smiled and thanked God that she is already looking to grow and go deeper with HIM and that I get to be a part of this section of her journey as she also will be a part of mine.  It was a terrific session about what it really means to be a follower of Christ.

The speaker in the video was talking about a time when Jesus was teaching a large crowd of people what it meant to partake of the Lord's Supper....the meaning behind eating of His body and drinking of His blood that they would become a part of Him and of some of the trials they could face for His sake.  At the end, most of the people left shaking their heads and wondering how anyone could accept this teaching.  But, the twelve were still with Him.  He asked them if they would leave Him too and Simon Peter answered with this.....(I LOVE THIS ANSWER)....

"Lord, to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.  We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God."

WOW!  On the days when I wonder who I really am or why God would love me, I want to be mindful of two things....I am a follower of Christ wherever He leads me - NO ONE ELSE has the words of eternal life....and..... I am grateful that the other question IS NOT, Does God love me? :)....That never has to be a question mark because He gave me a way to be with Him.  When we love, we want to be near the ones we love.  He died to make that possible!