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Not Your Average Valentine's Day


In a small town in the south a young woman is on an outing with her peers and two siblings.  She looks down and notices water running down her legs.  The young woman slips away from her group to a nearby doctor’s office.  The young woman goes in to labor and is tied to the table to keep from moving. She gives birth to a beautiful baby girl. The nurse quickly takes the baby to another room followed by the doctor.  When the doctor returns he tells the young woman her baby did not make it. So, the young woman gets dress, leaves the doctor’s office and rejoins her group.  No one was aware of what had transpired. Thinking about what happen, the young woman struggles with what she was told because she heard the baby cry. She again leaves the group and returns to the doctor’s office to ask if she could view the body.  The young woman is told by the nurse the baby’s body was wrapped in newspaper and discarded. For years this young woman would dream of hearing her baby cry and awake trying to follow the sound of the cry.  Now in her old age she still searches for her baby in the faces of those she comes in contact with saying, “Could this be the one”?  The old woman believes to this day that her daughter will find her.

A young girl dating and older man becomes pregnant.  To hide the affair he convinces her to have an abortion.  He instructs her not to tell anyone and that he would cover all expenses.  The young girl, afraid, and not sure of what to do complies.  At the clinic the young girl is secured to the table to keep from moving.  As the abortion is being performed the young girl would hear drip, drip, drip, as the life of her unborn baby is being sucked out.  On the inside the young girl is heavy with grief and begins to cry because she loves her baby. Her parents/family members were unaware this took place and I’m not certain if she ever revealed this to her family.  

God has lovingly restored her and blessed her with beautiful children, but the ashes of her first child remains in heart. 



Love is a powerful force.

In both of these true stories you can  see the enemies handy work-a deceiver. He comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). He operates the same in every generation.  In tragedy or of our own free will, we serve a loving, merciful and forgiving God and His name is Jesus.  He is always listening and waiting patiently for our voice.


God, who is a good, good Father, and perfect in all his ways loves us unconditionally. Even if you reject Him, His  love for you remains.  From conception to the grave, His banner over you is love. (Song of Solomon 2:4) In prayer one day I told God I loved Him and I was moved to tell Him how perfect He truly is.  And I said, “The way You love me is perfect. The way you changed my life and filled me with Holy Ghost is perfect. I can find no flaw in You”. Then I began to recall how perfect His love is for us:
God’s love for us: Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 

His thoughts for us: Psalm 139:17-18 - How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You. 

He hears our cry: Psalm 34:17-The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles. 

His plan of redemption:  John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 

We are so blessed to be loved. The world has marginalized the word “Love” and its value. God wants you to know His love and how powerful and perfect it is. His love is transforming, it is always at work in you. Valentine’s Day is just one day.  God’s love is with us every day. If you do not know God, get to know Him. If you have turned away from Him for whatever reason, this is great time to give Him your heart.

If I do not get any roses this year it is alright with me. Jesus, the Rose of Sharon lives in my heart- Amen and Amen!





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