Valentines Day 2016

                                 

Yesterday was my first Valentine's day without my husband.  I watched as others celebrated the day with one of my favorites, chocolates, and thought of my husband in heaven.  I celebrate the fact that he is in heaven, with no more pain, no more sorrow but oh how I miss him!  Richard always gave me chocolate among other things and I sat and thought about the many Valentine's Days that we had together.

I kept going back to one before we were married, in fact we weren't even engaged yet.  Now you might need to know that Richard was taught that you don't show your feelings.  He was taught that if you show your feelings that this could be used against you.

I worked for an eye doctor on the Valentine's Day that I am thinking about it.  I looked up when I heard the the door open and saw Richard coming through the door at work.  His face was lit up and I saw that in his hands he held flowers and chocolates.  He let his feelings shine through on that Valentine's Day!  He stepped out of his comfort zone and in doing so changed the course of my history!

While I was thinking about that day I thought of another who stepped out of His comfort zone. Jesus left the comfort of heaven and came to earth.  He came through that door for me and for you!  He endured torture and death because He was willing to step out of His comfort zone.  He wants us to open that door that leads to Him!

Have you opened that door?  Step out of your comfort zone and find the Savior waiting!

It could change the course of your history!

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

1 John 4:10 

John 3:16-17 

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.