"Have a Heart"
Psalm 37:4 "DELIGHT yourself in the Lord and He will give you the DESIRES of your heart."
Not long before "American Girl Dolls" became my daughter's interest, I
remember my wife dragging me to a Build-A-Bear store in the mall.
"Please, Mommy, Please" Mallory begged and in we went. Each time we went
to the mall I noticed that the well-marketed store always motioned and drew my daughter in. Upon entering the store, Tania and Mallory started the process of creating a unique teddy.
First Mallory chose which type of teddy she wanted to adopt, complete
with adoption papers. Her delight was in a soft tan hide. Next we filled
the soon-to-be adorable creature with fluffy cotton that would give
shape and substance to the chosen bear. Before they decided on the
outfit the bear would wear, Mallory ever so carefully personally chose a
satin red heart that she would place inside the forming creature.
Before she laid the heart inside, she was instructed to hold the heart
in her hand, close her eyes, make a wish, kiss and then lovingly place
it within.
As I read this verse, I remembered
this parenting memory of Mallory placing that little heart inside her
bear and thought that maybe that's what God does with each of us. He has
in mind the exact time we are to be given life, and carefully chooses
each of us inside and out.
He puts His loving hands over our heart,
He longs for us to one day connect with Him. His desire is for us to
desire Him. When we do, he will give us all that we will ever long for,
and that's something to cheer about.
Recall your favorite teddy bear or doll. Do you remember it's name and what made it so special to you.
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