He Has Set His Affection On Us

lip gloss & shoes.

I have to remind myself fairly consistently that I am not just in a huge blob of people that God looks at.

He actually sees me.

He hears me.

He knows me. 

Not me in a mix of a large crowd. But just me. And somehow in the awesomeness of God, he does that for you too. 

Last week I was thinking to myself how I lost my Bath & Body lip gloss that I love so much. I was thinking how there probably isn’t even a store on the island and how they’re pretty expensive and I don’t really need it. 

The next day I got a care package from a wonderful friend. Inside? Bath & Body Works lip gloss. 

A few days later, I was thinking how I love shoes so much but the only ones I wear are my black flip flops and a pair of blue shoes that are literally falling apart.

The next day I am in a friend’s room and she randomly asks me what size I wear and then proceeds to give me two pairs of sandals. 

If I don’t pay close enough attention I could miss all these sweet “kisses” from heaven. These moments where I feel like God reaches through all my doubts, fears and insecurities and says, “Ashlea, I see you. I hear you. I care about you!” 

But the trouble is if I don’t pay attention I could continue to believe the lie that I am overlooked, that God doesn’t have time for me and that He really doesn’t care about me. 

Jesus is the ultimate reason why all of those previous statements aren’t true, but sometimes it is nice for little reminders. 

Like lip gloss and shoes. 

4 February 2012 ·