None of this fazes
us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing…absolutely nothing can
get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has
embraced us. ~ Romans 8:38-39 MSG
I hate pantyhose—and tights too!
Early in my pregnancy with Savannah, I wanted everything
to be perfect, so I got pregnancy tights… And then I cried! I cried because I
couldn’t get them on comfortably. Later I cried because once I did, I had to go
to the bathroom, and then I cried because I had to start all over! I was so afraid
that I’d failed my whole pregnancy because I couldn’t make the tights work. But
then a dear friend reminded me that my husband would love me whether I wore the
tights or not. She even told me that she hated tights and refused to wear them
herself. It’s so freeing when you know
you are loved! When I realized that my husband would love me even if I didn’t
do everything the pregnancy books suggested,
it freed me from a lot of stress!
My husband’s love for me gave me freedom. It freed me
from pain, frustrations and a lot of wasted of energy—energy needed for
developing a baby. But my husband first had to experience this kind of love. He experienced it through Christ,
through unconditional love. He learned that nothing—not his past or his
present, nothing within or outside of his control—absolutely nothing would
separate him from God’s love. And once he had that revelation, he was free to
not only love God, but to love me, too.
If you’re still fighting with the pantyhose—the things
that cause you undue stress—in your life, just remember things will go wrong,
circumstances will go awry, plans will fail, but nothing will ever change how
much God loves you!
©Heather Potts 2016
