My Savior my friend

 

My beloved Savior. My Redeemer. My older brother. My Prince of Peace. My Comforter. 

He is my hope, my joy, my peace, my protection, my safe place, my teacher, my example, my friend, my everything. 

When I look at his loving eyes, in this beautiful painting depicting my precious Savior, I am drawn in. My heart beats at a calmer and more rhythmic beat, my body relaxes, my spirit stirs and peace floods into every part of me. I can feel him reaching out to me with his hand to pull me closer to him, I can feel his loving words as his beckons me, his beloved daughter, to him. 

I feel his gentleness and tenderness. I know that I am precious in his loving eyes. That is am loved perfectly and completely with no conditions and no reservations. I am enough just as I am. 

I feel him beckoning me to follow him, to trust him, to believe that all will be okay. 

When I look into the eyes of my precious Savior, nothing else matters. It's no longer about illness or struggles or earthly cares or financial stress or painful treatments. All I feel. All I can see. All I focus on is the love that is wrapping around me. The hope that I feel. The peace that comforts me. The reassurance that I am his. It is a feeling that comes so perfectly and completely and within moments, all of my earthly cares fade. 

I am reminded that all that truly matters is that one day I will stand at my Savior's feet. I will gaze into those loving eyes. They will pierce deeply into my soul. Nothing will be hidden from him. All that I have felt and experienced. All of my deeds will be transparent. My Savior will then embrace me in his loving and welcoming arms and say the words I long to hear. "Well done thou good and faithful daughter, you have chosen me above all else. Welcome home back into my presence where you will find eternal peace and rest." 

And in those precious moments, standing with my Savior, I will remember it all. My mind will be flooded of the joyous moments before I came to this life. I will remember being taught at my Savior's feet. I will remember why we were sent to earth and our mission here. I will see things clearly with eternal eyes and eternal perspective. 

And it will all become clear. Everything I experienced here on earth. All of the trials and heartache mixed with struggles and challenges will make sense. I will see the beautiful weaved tapestry of what is my life. I will understand how the rough patches brought strength and greater ability to grow. My eyes will be opens to the truth that the struggles helped me to actually feel greater joy and gratitude brought more peace and understanding. My life, the whole of it, the good and the bad, the heartache as well as the joyous moments will all be clear. 

I will then again fall at my Savior's feet and express true gratitude for each experience I was blessed with. I will see the moments for what they are from an eternal perspective. I will be just as grateful for the times that pushed me behind my own limits as I will the moments of sheer joy. I will be in awe of his wisdom and his perfect plan for each of us. 

I know my Redeemer lives. I know he loves me here today. That he walks with me always. That he rejoices in my triumphs and mourns with me as I struggle. I know that my Savior knows me personally and completely. He knows my flaws and weaknesses, my pain, my insecurities and heartache. He also knows of my strengths and challenges overcome, how I fight when I have no fight left and how I praise him even when it feels like my world is collapsing. He loves me for trusting him and believing that even though I do not understand his perfect plan, that I do believe that it is perfect and will benefit my life here on earth and in the life to come. 

I also know that I am loved by him more perfectly than I can wrap my head around. I trust my beloved Savior. When I look into his eyes, I feel the warmth of his love flood through my body. I feel a peace that is so complete that it must be eternal. I feel a longing for my heavenly home. And I am given the strength I need to continue on my journey here. I will keep moving forward with all the strength I can muster, giving my all, as I understand that this life is about so much more than just the here and now. For that knowledge and understanding, for that sweet reassurance, for the perfect way my Savior loves me, my heart is full and my gratitude beyond words. 

This life is so short in comparison with eternity. I pray daily for the strength to do what is right, to arm myself with all I need to fight for good and stand strong even when the whirlwinds of life try to beat me down. Because of him, I can remain strong. Because of him, I can fight a good fight. Because of him, I have strength far greater than my own. Because of him, I have more joy and more hope and more peace and understanding. And because of his great atoning sacrifice, I too, shall live again in his presence. It so truly the greatest gift ever. To be wrapped in my Savior's arms, to feel his warm and loving embrace and to know that I am protected in his loving care forever, oh how I long for that day. Until then, I will do all I can to be worthy of his trust and faith in me. I will do my best to face my struggles with all the faith and trust I can muster. I will live life to the fullest.  I will praise him and show gratitude daily. For I am truly grateful for all the gifts and blessings that he has given me. For the struggles and weaknesses along with my strengths and greatest blessings. For I know that his plan is perfect, his timing impeccable and his love worth anything I could endure here. I will be faithful in all things until I am able to fall at my Savior's feet and be welcomed back into his presence.