God's Love: No Hesitation

I have never understood "how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ"  more in my life than now. My 8 month old had a really rough night last night, which means I had a rough night.  Teething and a growth spurt is a vicious combination for a little one. How often he was nursed, cuddled, and sang to -  I can’t tell you. My sweet baby was crying off and on, it’s a blur as to when we ended up asleep on the couch. It is comforting to know we did sleep. As hard as it was, and I am a girl who loves my sleep, with no hesitation, I will stay up with my baby boy one hundred times. (Didn’t the Lord invent coffee for such a time as this?)  I love my baby more than words can describe, I'm there when he needs me. No hesitation.

Much like when the Lord was there for me so many times, I clearly remember feeling the Lord’s presence with me all night as I cried half the night in my college dorm, because I needed Him. No hesitation. There was a point where I almost felt a hug around me for comfort, as I was hurting the most in that moment. It felt as if we were crying together, the Lord and I. I am His precious child, His little girl. His immense love for me is greater than I can imagine, but I have a slightly increased understanding now that I am Everett’s mom. I selflessly love this little boy more than I knew I could, and he has expanded my understanding of love.

 This Hymn comes to mind:
How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure

That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure

Ephesians 3:17-19 “so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”