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

Believing that God would want to do anything for me some days is hard to grasp, let alone believing that He sent His ONLY Son to save me from my sins.  That He would CHOOSE to give me life and not just any life, it’s a life of freedom, joy and peace. 

Recently our family was blessed with an addition to our family, Joubert.  In preparing for his arrival we added a room onto the house, decorated in all his favorite colors, made sure that we had all of his favorite foods, all of the “normal” nesting things a mother does. When Joubert arrived and saw his room for the first time he looked me right in the eyes and said “you did this for me?” He had THE biggest smile on his face, a smile that I won’t soon forget.    In all that we prepared, I think we missed God’s message in it… 

“I did this for you, too.”  God whispered those words into my heart that night as I looked at the biggest smile on the face of our new son.  God maybe didn’t build a room or paint my favorite colors, but He freely gave His Son for me, for each of us. We just have to believe!  It was in that moment that I realized that God prepared the way for me to have eternal life.  I love that God used Joubert to remind me of His love and ALL that He does in our lives.  Once again, I am in awe of my creator.