Anyone who has ever been in love is familiar with love notes.
Do you remember those times when you wrote messages of adoration?
Do you remember receiving love notes… what they did for you, and what they did for your heart and for your relationship?
Just last week I received a beautiful love note.
A few days later I got one on the side of a cake box.
These love notes remind me of the one I received on the Mother’s Day after my grandma died.
And the one that I received after the roughest morning ever.
I clearly see these as love notes from God.
Why wouldn’t they be?
When I see them, I think of him. I know it’s him who sent them.
Sometimes I wonder if I’ve ever missed a love note from God. Maybe I was too busy to notice. Or perhaps he’s been sending them all along but because I didn’t know him, I didn’t see them.
Have I ever missed a love note from God? #faith #christianity Click To TweetSometimes I wonder if I had been looking for a bouquet of roses and in doing so, I overlooked a post-it note of love.
As I reflect on these demonstrations of love, there is one love note that I cherish the most. It was the first note I received from him. It was the first time I encountered his message of love:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (ESV)
He loves me so much that he died for me.
He loves you so much that he died for you.
My friend, there is a love note with your name on it.
Have you looked for it? Have you seen it? Have you read it? Have you accepted it?
Nothing would delight God more than for you to accept the note that he’s left just for you.
There's a love note with your name on it and it's from God. Click To Tweet
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Totally made me smile as I do definitely believe in these love notes and more from God here, too. Thanks for sharing his here on this Monday morning now :)
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Janine… and that you get your love notes too.
There are more love notes for us as we patiently seek for them and more importantly believe the words written on them for us.
Yes Ifeoma! These love notes are everywhere. Our God is so good and his loving kindness is shown in these messages of affection.
I love this :) I call these blue sock moments!! How sweet when He speaks to us so gently!
I recall your blue sock moments. So beautiful.
We have a caring and wonderful God and I love when he speaks like this to me.
I like seeing love in the world!
These demonstrations of love are everywhere… we just have to be open to seeing them.
Thanks for sharing Echo.
What a sweet post! I love those little love notes and this post reminds me to be looking for all the ways God shows his love to me everyday. Thanks for sharing!
God shows his love in so many ways… these love notes really speak to me though. I know they’re from him and he seems to send them at the perfect time. But then, why wouldn’t he?!
Thanks for stopping by Marie!
Amen. God is always revealing his great love to us!
I love seeing how he reveals his love. He shows it in so many ways but these hearts seem to be most deliberate and are given when I need them the most.
What a nice post! Love the hearts.
I’ve been seeing these hearts everywhere. It’s so cool.
Thanks for stopping by Amber!
Oh how I love this Jennifer… and I love that God delivers your love notes in such a personal way. He is such a personal loving Father, isn’t He?
I will be looking even more intently for my notes… I don’t want to miss A SINGLE one.
Isn’t God so good?! These love notes have come at times that I needed them the most. Look for your love notes Chris – they are a blessing.
I’ve been praying for you my friend. Wishing you peace and strength.
xoxo
Jennifer,
I enjoyed this so much, I hope you’ll excuse me for sticking with the serious side today.
“Sometimes I wonder if I had been looking for a bouquet of roses and in doing so, I overlooked a post-it note of love.”
The funny thing is, years and years ago, I was struggling to show my darling wife how much I loved her. Our marriage is based on our common religious convictions and testimonies–so I asked Father in Heaven for help. I simply couldn’t express myself well.
(seriously…don’t gasp)
You know what the answer to my prayer was?
“Leave her sticky notes.”
Thats the idea in my mind and heart…along with a flood of love to confirm the source.
So that’s what I did, for years. I left notes on the stove, on the handle of the fridge…tiny drawings and cartoons that I’d leave on my pillow as I went to work before dawn. Everywhere Kathilynn looked, she would eventually find a reminder that she was loved.
In turn, my wife started sending letters with me when I had to travel.
My weakness is being without my family and when I was gone more than three days, my productivity diminished greatly. So Kathi would send letters, each with a date, telling me when to open it. Each one with the perfect words and carrying a spirit that gave me strength and focus until I could fly home.
The Lord does that with us. All the time.
…and I’ll tell you what: The most common post-it note our God uses, is those around us.
Sometimes it’s just a smile or a thank you. At times it’s someone who walks into our lives just long enough to get us to the next chapter, before fading into the sunset.
To tell you, no matter what the time, what the place…or what circumstances you find yourself in…you are SO very loved.
Thanks for sharing, Jennifer…and God Bless each of you.
-Jaime
Thank you for sharing this story about you and Kathilynn, Jaime.
I have written post-it notes for my girls (I stick them to their bedroom door and record a different reason why I love them on each note). My oldest loves it.
You’re right, God does use people around us to express his love. Thanks for sharing that too.
I love this. I have gotten these ‘notes’ too and will take a pic every time I come across them. I never thought of them as love notes. But I love this take on it and it makes complete sense!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this… and now you will see them as love notes. Be prepared, because once you discover them, you’re always looking for them… and he so freely gives them.
I can say with surety that my love note from God is my children. I know that most mothers can say the same thing but since our family was grown through adoption, I feel a bit unique. How else but through God could we have been entrusted with children so perfect for us? My daughter came to us as a toddler, one of the hardest ages to transition through families at but the best age for D and I to start being parents with. She is such a mini-me that we butt heads all the time! Our first son came home a year later at three months old and his joyful personality was the balm we needed after navigating deep and unknown parenting waters with our daughter. He worships his older sister and smooths our all our rough edges with his easy love for us. Our second son came home to us much sooner than we’d planned but so many things about his adoption pointed to God’s plan for our lives.
Thanks for the timely reminder of his presence, and love, in our every day.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this… and you’re right, our children are a beautiful love note from God. So often too, they do and say things that we know are divine.
Thanks for sharing your perspective on this.
Jennifer this is so lovely.
Sometimes I have noticed that when I forget to look for love notes I miss so very many other important things. I have always found that God speaks to me in quiet ways and that I need to be still and notice the little blessings throughout my day. Because many little blessings can lead to miracles and great things.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Jen – look for those love notes my friend. They’re everywhere… and he wants you to discover them.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this as I desperately needed a reminder as we are in a rough travel patch. I am looking for my note now…
I’m so glad you enjoyed this. Look for your love note Kristen – I’m certain there’s one just for you. In the meantime, I’ll be praying that you come out of this rough patch.
I’m here sitting in an airline terminal waiting on a flight to go to the Caribbean but had to pay you a visit since I may not have internet access once I’m there. I’m so happy I stopped by before I left because this totally brought a smile to my face. It’s great when we see God’s love in everything without actually looking. I’m hoping to find some of his love in this rough time . Here’s to a fabulous week and if I don’t get to visit again Happy Holidays!
I love these surprises of love that God gives to us. He’s so good. Look for his notes and when you find them, marvel, admire, and thank him for them. Those notes can really help in the rough patches of our journeys through life.
Have a happy vacation and a lovely Christmas my friend.
Gorgeousness. And I love your photos of your love notes!
I look for them everywhere. That doesn’t mean I don’t miss some, because I’m sure I do.
I still look for them as much as I can.
I love finding these love notes and photographing them. They lift me up and encourage me to slow down, focus, and look for more.
Another thoughtful and loving post my friend. But I did have to chuckle thinking of the notes my husband and I used to pass in high school. So dorky!! But yes, I do believe in messages of love from the universe. A young man I went to high school with, died in a farming accident this past fall. Not long after, his cousin looked out the back door and saw the wind had blown the outline of a cross into the trees. As a Catholic, it meant a lot to her. I think all of us could do with seeing more love in the world. Wonderful post!
I’m glad you enjoyed this Katie. I loved sharing my “love notes” with everyone… I definitely cherish these symbols of love.
Yes… those love notes in our teen years can be a laugh can’t they?!
I adore these messages of love… sometimes I’m looking for them and other times they blindside me and I’m blown away by how much I needed that boost and that demonstration of love.
Thank you for sharing about your friend… how touching.
Jennifer,
I had the biggest smile on my face as I read this post. I think that in the past I missed a lot of His love notes but in the past few years I want to believe I have been more aware of them. After reading this post though I want to be even more aware and not miss a single one. Thank you for brightening up my day with this post about His love… It was just what I needed.
Wishing you an amazing Christmas week.
xx
Lysa
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Lysa. God has love notes for all of us. I think the more I “look” for them, the more I see them!
I’m delighted that this brightened your day – knowing that brightens my day! :)
Wishing you a lovely Christmas week as well.
I agree with you Jennifer… The more we look, the more of His Love Notes we will see! ;-)
xoxo
Oh I love this Jennifer. I love how you can find those little rays of light in the most unsuspecting places.
This post would brighten anyone’s day. :)
xoxo
Isn’t it amazing how love can appear everywhere… all around us?! It just fills me up!
I’m glad you enjoyed this – and I hope it brightened your day.
Beautiful words, Jennifer!
You make an excellent point about missing these notes when we are looking for more. They are there. One of my favorite verses is Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God…” I think it’s so easy to “miss” God because we don’t take time to just be still. It’s nearly become foreign to us in this age, it seems.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful words. Wishing you and your family a blessed and wonderful Christmas season!
Ahhh yes, thank you for sharing Psalm 46:10 – it’s a beautiful one and we need to be reminded to be still.
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comment Karen.
Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas as well.
I love love love this post!! I feel like I have been slacking spiritually lately and I am sure I have been missing signs… but I am back to studying.. it is part of my New Years resolutions.. :)
Oh, I’m so glad this post spoke to your Lauren. Press in my friend and I guarantee you’ll find those love notes everywhere.
We probably miss quite a few love notes and should take time to see them more often x #SHINEbloghop
Yes, slowing down and looking for them, definitely helps you find them easier.
Such a sweet reminder of the greatest love of all.
Thank you Shelly! Yes, it is an important reminder. That love is so powerful!
Such a lovely post! Those love notes are all around us, we just have to look for them.
They ARE everywhere. I encounter them frequently and I’m always touched when I find a new one.