“Move your heart closer and closer to God, and He will come even closer to you.” (James 4:8 TPT)
“Venti sugar-free vanilla latte with almond milk, hot, with cinnamon steamed in, please. For him. And I’ll take...”
When possible, I ask my husband what he wants, but the truth is I can order for him because I already know what he wants. I am with him a lot, enough to hear him order and even explain his order when someone new or inexperienced is behind the counter. When his preferences change, I care and ask, having grown sensitive to nuance and season and which circumstances influence what he orders. I place his order with confidence, even when I am not able to confer with him.
Authority flows forth from intimacy.
I have the confidence to speak for my husband precisely because I am in a covenant relationship with him, I am closest to him, and because I know what he wants! I have spent time gaining clarity on what he is thinking and feeling. I understand why he is doing the things he is doing. Because I know his heart, I give him the benefit of the doubt.
But I admit, sometimes he surprises me; sometimes he orders something completely unexpected. His now- preference can seem like it is from left field, and I am curious and inquire rather than opposing today’s deviation.
This morning just as I was awakening, Holy Spirit’s first words to me were “Authority flows forth from intimacy”. From there He took me in my sanctified imagination through the carline at Starbucks.
I understand. And on this fine morning ,before the sun rises, I’m eager to hear more.
“Move your heart closer and closer to God, and He will come even closer to you.” (James 4:8 TPT)
When possible, I ask my husband what he wants, but the truth is I can order for him because I already know what he wants. I am with him a lot, enough to hear him order and even explain his order when someone new or inexperienced is behind the counter. When his preferences change, I care and ask, having grown sensitive to nuance and season and which circumstances influence what he orders. I place his order with confidence, even when I am not able to confer with him.
Authority flows forth from intimacy.
I have the confidence to speak for my husband precisely because I am in a covenant relationship with him, I am closest to him, and because I know what he wants! I have spent time gaining clarity on what he is thinking and feeling. I understand why he is doing the things he is doing. Because I know his heart, I give him the benefit of the doubt.
But I admit, sometimes he surprises me; sometimes he orders something completely unexpected. His now- preference can seem like it is from left field, and I am curious and inquire rather than opposing today’s deviation.
This morning just as I was awakening, Holy Spirit’s first words to me were “Authority flows forth from intimacy”. From there He took me in my sanctified imagination through the carline at Starbucks.
I understand. And on this fine morning ,before the sun rises, I’m eager to hear more.
“Move your heart closer and closer to God, and He will come even closer to you.” (James 4:8 TPT)
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