I missed my running date with Meg but I found this instead:
"It is well to be able, without any "if" or "but," to say of the Lord Jesus—"Thou whom my soul loveth." Many can only say of Jesus that they hope they love Him; they trust they love Him; but only a poor and shallow experience will be content to stay here. No one ought to give any rest to his spirit till he feels quite sure about a matter of such vital importance. We ought not to be satisfied with a superficial hope that Jesus loves us, and with a bare trust that we love Him. The old saints did not generally speak with "buts," and "ifs," and "hopes," and "trusts," but they spoke positively and plainly. "I know whom I have believed," saith Paul. "I know that my Redeemer liveth," saith Job. Get positive knowledge of your love of Jesus, and be not satisfied till you can speak of your interest in Him as a reality, which you have made sure by having received the witness of the Holy Spirit, and His seal upon your soul by faith."
My prayer is this:
Lord, sometimes it is hard to look beyond my own ability to love and ask you to help me love you because I want to be able to do it myself, and offer it myself to you. However, I know that it is only by your power that I am breathing, and so by the power of your Spirit that is in me, Lord help me to love you more and more today. My soul does know whom it loves, and Lord it is you. I woke up this morning and asked that you would ravish my heart and make me yours today, then you spoke these words to me. So let this love that comes from your presence alone capture me-- take me into your inner chambers and find rest from the world around me, which is weary even now. I love you, Lord. I love you. You alone can rescue me from my sinfulness and turn my heart to love you like I want to. You make me more faithful everyday.
Love,
Lindsay
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