Come to me child

We needed time alone. He needed me. alone. all to himself.

But more than his needs, I needed it. I needed to feel the touch of his little hand in mine. And I mean really feel it. I needed to be alone with him so I could hear the sweetness in his little boy voice and really listen his stories and desires and what makes him happy. I needed to be gifted with special, quiet time with my son.

While riding in the van listening to my son talk about all the birds on the power lines and laugh about "oh how silly those birds are", it made me think about God.

How many times God's waiting for us to speak to him. How much He wants to commune with us. And not just when we're sick and need him to heal us. Or when we're broke and we're praying for money. Or many of the other needs we beg Him to meet. He is there for us always, for any reason, but He wants to communicate with us more than just when we need something.

I think of Him in heaven, communing with Jesus, longing for us to call out His name. Oh how He must long to hear us speak to Him about our day, our dreams, our gratitude for what He has done for us.

I've spent a lot of time this summer talking with God. Some would say it's prayer, but often we think of prayer as some religious thing like the Lords prayer, or when we're in need of something. I'll spend time in the evening just speaking with God about everything I would speak to a friend about.

Our relationship has deepened in a way I didn't know possible. I'm seeing His healing manifest in my body and my children's bodies. I'm hearing (actually hearing Him) His voice when I speak with Him. My purpose in life is being revealed to me in a soft and exciting way. And I feel so incredibly close and deeply in love with this heavenly Father of mine.

Just like my son longed to be alone with me, and me with him… so does God long for us.

Now that I'm a parent, I have a better understanding of how God feels for His children. It brings me tears of joy. It makes me feel so safe and loved and needed.

Beautiful song from God's point of view.