We are so in love that You finish my sentences!

Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV) “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Marriage is a beautiful thing! It was created by God from the beginning of time. The enjoyment of being married to someone you love is hard to explain really. It is not simply to raise a family or to get rid of loneliness, but something much deeper than that.

When I was young, I would remember my mom watching TV in the afternoons. She would refer to these shows as “Soap Operas”.  For years I had thought to myself....where in the world did they get THAT name? To this day I've never realized the true definition of what a “Soap Opera” is, but what I do remember are scenes from these shows; a juicy scene of course, when the attractive woman stared into the eyes of a handsome gentleman and spoke the words “Honey, we are so in love that you even finish my sentences.”  How funny!

20 plus years later I find myself in love. It is not the blissful love I watched on TV with mom though.  I am married to a wonderful man now and we have a family together…..but I will admit that my husband does NOT finish my sentences.  As a matter of fact, he doesn’t even understand what I’m saying most of the time. He agrees with me and nods his head, like many husbands do, and I have learned to be okay with that because it is then when I notice he has a beautiful smile.

To me, being a Christian woman means I love. I love my husband, I love my family. I love Gods Word and I love that he sent His son for me! I Love hot tea and I love my friends. I love gifts. I love to read. I love who I am in Jesus Christ….but most of all…I love God!

When I find myself in hopeless situations, my thoughts take over. My internal dialog throws negative words at me! My thoughts tell me that it is NOT going to be okay, so why even try?

Sometimes I argue with myself and try to figure it all out on my own…. but it is then, as quickly as a flash of lightening out of the corner of my eye, when something inside of me turns away from the despair and turns towards hope and peace. 

I have learned to fall in love with that moment, but not as much as I have fallen head over heels with God. God is the one who replaces my thoughts and words with His thoughts and His words. I am Thanking God today for sending the Holy Spirit to drown out those negative thoughts.

Ask God today to finish your sentences. He will give you perfectly crafted words that will infiltrate your thoughts and speak into your heart. Those beautiful words will bring depression to a halt and speak life into you. Those words will make you a better person; the person that God intended for you to be. Allow God to take over your thoughts and finish your sentences.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for speaking inside of my thoughts today. You know how much I need for you to turn my desperation into revelation.  I am so in Love with you Lord that I desire only YOU to finish my sentences.