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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

His Banner Over Me is Love

Wow. Today was a pretty great day. Wasn't as productive as I'd have liked to be at work, took Howie on lots of walks trying to make up for the many other hours in the kennel, but had a great God-moment this afternoon. Not many people know that I started therapy 6 months ago or that I started going to a psychiatrist 3 months ago. My therapist has told me she thought we'd be meeting weekly for a solid year, if not longer. I was in a seriously frustrated state - quite hopeless in a sense.
Today was a good day because it was my first visit to the therapist in almost 2 months. In the past 6 months, I've seen God turn my life around in ways I literally never thought possible. And today we decided that I probably don't need to go back to therapy!! I say this not out of "thank goodness I dont have to do that anymore". I say this because God is Good and has done great things in me and in my life. Today I just smiled, because I knew without a shadow of a doubt that my life has been changed. I felt like I needed a flag to wave - like when someone waves the white flag of surrender, except mine would be a flag of victory. In my mind, it was cheering and celebrating, and as I drove tonight to a meeting and thought about wanting a flag to wave, God reminded me of the verse that says "His banner over me is Love." (that's Song of Solomon 2:4 - and no, I dont fully understand the book, but still!) - it just made me smile - as I reflect on all God's done in my life, His banner over me is Love. So if I'm looking for a flag to wave to shout VICTORY! to the world, I think extending God's love to others will do exactly that! What a joyful thought to me!