I"); document.writeln("love you, Lord, you are my"); document.writeln("strength.1
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As a"); document.writeln("little girl in Sunday School one of my favorite songs was a little chorus that"); document.writeln("went something like this: Touch your finger to your nose, bend from the"); document.writeln("waist way down and touch your toes, and when you come up slowly start to sing,"); document.writeln("and say to the Lord, I love you!2 As the chorus continued we"); document.writeln("would then repeatedly sing the words I love you five or six times before"); document.writeln("starting another verse. By the end of the tune, which lasted"); document.writeln("about two minutes, we had sung I Love You over two dozen times!
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As"); document.writeln("an adult I am ashamed to say that days may go by without the Lord hearing those"); document.writeln("words from me. We can spend time in prayer, asking and praising, and never"); document.writeln("utter the words, I Love You, Lord. But that one phrase is the greatest of"); document.writeln("all! Declaring our love for the Lord carries so much power! When things are"); document.writeln("going well for us, saying I Love You, Lord comes from a grateful heart,"); document.writeln("reflecting on how good God has been with us. When circumstances become"); document.writeln("difficult, saying I Love You, Lord becomes a choice of worship. Loving God"); document.writeln("during our trials puts our fears and doubts into perspective. We allow God to"); document.writeln("take control over our situations out of love and trust for Him.
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Throughout"); document.writeln("the Psalms, King David continually poured out His love for the Lord, oftentimes"); document.writeln("mingled with fear for his life and doubts over his well-being. David begins"); document.writeln("Psalm 18 with the very words, I Love You, Lord.
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As"); document.writeln("we take our needs to the Lord in prayer, ask for wisdom for the future, pray"); document.writeln("for your faith to be strengthened, but most of all ask God to fill you with His"); document.writeln("indescribable Love to love Him in return and to reflect upon others in our"); document.writeln("daily life.
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Prayer:
"); document.writeln("I"); document.writeln("love You, Lord, and I lift my voice
"); document.writeln("To"); document.writeln("worship You, O my soul rejoice
"); document.writeln("Take"); document.writeln("joy, my King, in what You hear
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1. Psalm 18:1 (NLT).
2. Say to the Lord, I love You, song by Debby Kerner & Ernie Rettino, 1981.
3. I Love You, Lord, written by Laurie Klein, 1978, Maranatha! Music
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The"); document.writeln("Encounter for today was written by: Veronica B.
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