This morning as my eyes adjusted to being open I could quickly tell that we had left the bedroom blinds open all night. As I wrestled with rising it was clear that God was wooing me because the sky was putting on a show. I got up and stepped outside, to my delight floating above me were amazing pink cotton candy clouds.
If God loves me this much to awake me with such beautiful splendor, then he loves me enough to not call me ugly names.
I am very certain that I can count on him, to not even think ugly things about me. Even though I do, say and think ugly things.

As I stopped this morning to reflect on my thoughts about someone yesterday, I had to ask forgiveness. While what I thought might be true and the person is indeed “passive aggressive” that thought came from an ugly anger inside me.
How quickly I had forgotten that once someone called me this yelling it to my face.

We don’t even notice sometimes where our thoughts and words come from as our emotions carry us away. We have to mingle with people all day long who’s thoughts and words can be ugly. Mostly due to where their emotions are leading them. While it’s true that people’s actions, even our own are less deserving at times we can be assured that Jesus thinks and speaks highly of us…….we are HIS Beloved.