Yesterday was not the most romantic Valentine’s Day on record here in the Edison household. We both rushed out the door in the morning, leaving early for work, because we knew the roads would be bad. There was only time for a quick prayer and a rushed “I love you before we headed out the door.
We worked in the same building all day, but only saw each other long enough to say “Hi.” I ended up working late, because a couple patients came in at the last moment. As I said not the most romance filled day ever.
However, when I walked in the house around 9:30 PM, there on the table was a bag of dark chocolate Dove candy – my favorite. Next to it was a special note from my special lady. Suddenly, in spite of the stress of the day and being super tired, I felt on top of the world.
That’s what real love is like. It doesn’t take big gestures or grand speeches. It’s the little things that matter, the unexpected gift, the squeeze of the hand, the smile across a crowded room. These small things speak volumes. They reassure us we our never alone, that we are always loved.
When we think of God’s love, we usually think of the big things, of Jesus death on the Cross, of His promise to come again. But God speaks to us everyday in the small things too.
“‘God is love’ is written upon every opening bud, upon every spire of springing grass. The lovely birds making the air vocal with their happy songs, the delicately tinted flowers in their perfection perfuming the air, the lofty trees of the forest with their rich foliage of green – all testify to the tender, fatherly care of our God and to His desire to make His children happy.” (Steps to Christ, chapter 1).
Today, keep your eyes open for the small things, the little ways God says “I love you”. Know that every moment of every day His eye is on you, guiding your path. Know that know matter what, know matter how lousy your day, or how bad you mess up, one thing is certain – you are loved!