"You'll be in my heart.." (Phil Collin's Voice)

It just worked out perfectly that I watched Tarzan and listened to this sermon in the same week, so Phil has been stuck in my head for quite some time now.

Two things have stuck out to me from this sermon.
1. Resting my head on Jesus' heart
I love that image and the comfort that it brings me. At first when the sermon ended I was kind of frustrated, thinking, "Jesus I wish I could actually rest my head on your heart, hear your heart beat & feel you holding me, that is where I want to be." But He quickly reminded me that that can be my reality. I just have to allow him to open my ears & let go of everything I'm holding on to so my hands are free to hold onto him. He keeps saying to me, "Listen to my heartbeat in the laughter of your roommates or music. Feel me holding you when you feel the wind or crawl under your covers at night." It was just an encouraging reminder.

2. Jesus does all things to bring glory to the Father.
This one hit me like a ton of bricks. How often do I do things for everything BUT glorifying the Father? (Spoiler Alert- the answer is all the time.) I've been thinking about this a lot: how do I know that what I am doing is glorifying the Father or the decision I'm making is glorifying the Father or the way I'm speaking is glorifying the Father? Molly reminded me today that I can't focus on specific 'do's and don't's' but rather focus on loving God & being in relationship with him & the glorifying will happen naturally. I feel like the theme for me this year has been a recurring "Loving Christ is central to all life, anything else must come from there!"

I am so excited for this summer & the challenges to come. Lord, continue to romance us in relationship & glorify yourself. Thank you for giving us a view into your relationship with the Father and how we are invited into that relationship.