princess

Daughters of Yeshua, rejoice and be glad:

"...his banner over me is love."

- Song of Songs 2:4

We are defined by the love of the Lord. We are labelled "loved". His love covers us wherever we go. This struck me in the heart today. There are so many declarations of God's love in the Bible, but for some reason, this one actually meant something to me. Everything I do is under a banner of love, even if it's sinful. God is loud about His love for me. It makes me blush, but not in a shameful way. Like a proud Father, He's pointed me out to every angel: "see that one there, I flippin' love her". He's kind of a dork about it. But I love that. I love that He is so sure about this love that He would not only declare it, but write it above my head. "LOVED". 

I am dwelling in this place. I am lingering in this season where I feel a little bit spoilt. I am a little girl in a tutu, dancing around while my Father delights in me over and over. It's not wrong, it's not pathetic, it's not sad. It's essential. If I don't know fully, inside and out that I am loved by God for exactly who I am, if I am not certain that my very core is marked by this love, then my service to Him will be tinged with self-righteousness, with an undertone of trying to 'earn' something. So for now, I will bathe in this love. I will let it soak my heart and soften it. I will let in fill me with even more beauty. I will not shy away from it. 

I will become the queen of a King, the daughter of a Father, the princess of a Prince.