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My Love Letter
By: Bob Worzalla
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it. Job 33:14 (CSB)
After I had my quiet time with God this morning, an old jazz song came to mind. It was written in 1935, and people like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole have recorded it. But the version I prefer is by a jazz musician named Fats Waller. It's a song about a lonely guy that wishes his girlfriend would write him a letter. When she doesn't, he decides to write it himself and pretend it came from her. Here are a few of its lyrics:
"I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter,
and make believe it came from you.
I'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet,
they're gonna knock me off my feet...
Thinking about that song prompted me to listen to that song. After I did, I decided I should write a letter of my own. But mine wouldn't be written to a person, my letter would be written to God.
God, you love me so much.
How many times have you blessed my socks off?
How many times have you knocked me off my feet with your love?
When I'm feeling down, how many times have you lifted me back up?
But how many times have I forgotten to tell you I love You?
When I've ignored You, it didn't change how much you love me.
Your blessings? I can't count em, but I'm so glad l got ‘em!
Thank You for everything God, Amen.
We must regularly evaluate our relationship with God. It will help us draw closer to Him, and it allows us to make necessary corrections. Christ follower, your Heavenly Father wants to spend time with you! He already knows everything we are thinking, but He loves it when we spend time talking to Him and telling Him how we feel.
God also loves it when we appreciate His gifts, especially the gift of His Son. God does everything with purpose, but His purposes may take years to be realized. Like He did with me, God can take a secular song written 90 years ago and use it to redirect our thoughts toward Him. Stay alert! God will use people, circumstances, and our relationships with others to strengthen our personal relationship with Him.
God has everything at His disposal, and He may use ways and means we think are strange (like an old jazz song) to prompt us to think about Him. Keep your heart and mind open, then expect God to speak to you in unexpected ways!
God, please use anything and everything in our lives to draw us closer to you!