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Psalm 26:8 (the Message)

"God, I love living with you; your house glows with your glory."

I said to my husband the other day how much I love living with him. There is nothing like his around-ness. Just being near him, waking up to him, doing the day with him - the mundane and the fireworks - is the best part of marriage. Well, it is marriage. When he isn't in the house, I miss the space he takes up. Doing life with God - walking and talking with Him, waking up to Him, sorting out the day with Him - is what knowing and loving Jesus is all about. It's simple. It's simple, but when you start to get closer to Him you realize that He is the most beautiful one to live with. His glory brings you peace, joy, comfort, security, hope and a love so deep no human's love for you can match it. It's meeting Jesus, knowing Jesus and loving Jesus. It's holding His hand and discussing things throughout the day. It's His around-ness that keeps you wanting to stick it out with Him in this life on earth. He is so great to be near - when you are near Him you realize that there is nothing and no one like Him at all.

Treasure the every day with Jesus. It's the best part of this whole thing.