Good emotions

Lately I have been extremely emotional. And I love it. I have been overwhelmed daily by God's love for me. When I am in chapel, I find myself pausing and praying during the singing time as I am blown away by the words of the songs. I cried at least 3 times when I read "The Shack" over the weekend. The author portrays God's love in such a beautiful, relational way. I get choked up when I talk to my family on the phone and they tell me how much they love me or demonstrate it in a really neat way. I get full of happy feelings when my roommate gives me a hug and asks me how my day was. Lately I have been privileged to experience real love (the love of God) in a tangible way. And I love it! I love God's love. God's love isn't just a feeling that we get when God does something neat. God's love is expressed through other believers. I am so blessed to be surrounded by His beautiful, immeasurable, tangible love. This song by John Mark Mcmillin has blessed me lately. It's called "Oh how he loves us."

He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
and I realize just how beautiful You are and how great your affections are for me.
Oh, how He loves us so
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us so.

Yeah, He loves us
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves.

So we are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss and my heart turns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way

That he loves us,
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves

He loves us,
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves

[Whispered]: Well, I thought about You the day Stephen died and You met me between my breaking
I know that I still love You, God, despite the agony
...they want to tell me You're cruel
But if Stephen could sing, he'd say it's not true, cause...[voice breaks]...

Cause He loves us,
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves

Yeah, He loves us
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves us
Woah, how He loves