I never really heard the phrase ‘warm and fuzzy’ until I was middle-aged. It was an enlightening experience to say the least. My then boyfriend (my now husband) and I were discussing politics. At this time in my life, I was very naïve of how politics work. There’s the left (defined as liberals) and there’s the right (defined as conservatives), which most Christians fall into.

But it was the use of the term, warm and fuzzy that opened my eyes. At least I’d like to think they are open. It’s a term that most refers to something that make people feel good, such as being wrapped up in a warm and fuzzy blanket or slipping on your warm and fuzzy slippers for your cold toes. Or, that favorite sweater you wrap around yourself and even those wool socks you may slip on to warm your feet. It’s all about being warm and secure. Feeling good. 

Our government has tapped into that feeling very well. They can provide help for those that need it, such as food and housing. It is not a bad thing to want to be ‘warm and fuzzy’ or feel safe and secure. This is all well and good for the flesh. But, what about the soul. There is another way to get that feeling that I think a lot of people forget or in some cases may not know about. That is Jesus. 

I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

When I go to bed at night, I love snuggling into my pillow and wrapping up in my warm and fuzzy blanket. I say my good night and thank you prayer to Jesus. Some nights after my prayers it doesn’t take long before my brain starts replaying the day, or old ‘movies’ as I recall a past ugly childhood incident, and then WHOOSH … there goes my warm and fuzzy feeling. 

On nights like this I double the prayer effort asking God to clear my mind. Please push out those thoughts and memories or worries. Some nights He inspires me to write, just like tonight! And, I can honestly say it didn’t work when I first started doing this.  At least I didn’t think it worked. The more I did it the more I started feeling and seeing the improvement in my prayers and achieving that calming warm and fuzzy feeling. It takes practice. 

John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

John 3:27

Now, I don’t just talk to Him at night. I find myself chatting during the day, thanking him for a good drive home from the store, or the perfect timing on getting a doctor’s appointment for my knees after being on a waiting list for over a month. I also reach out to him when I’m feeling sad or just plain ornery. 

Jesus is the way to find your warm and fuzzy feeling. Be wrapped up in His loving arms and be happy.