3 years ago it was. 3 years I committed my whole life to Jesus. It is a crazy thought that it has already been 3 whole years. And God's grace has been beyond sufficient in my life. I look back and see what God has took me through and where would I be with out his MAGNIFICENT love upon my life. His belief in me has been my solid foundation. And I often think if a person didn't reach out to me from God's perspective upon my life I probably wouldn't be here today. And that got me thinking it is all about love. If that person didn't reach out in a Godly love I wouldn't be here simple and clear as that, I wouldn't know the love of Jesus and truly know He has a plan and a purpose upon my life and never to bring harm to me. I think so often why people get turned away from the church is one thing we LACK love. We lack the love of others and the love for God. IF we lack love from God there is NO way we can love others, because the thing that destroys love is pride. We "feel" we can't love others because they are "less" than us. Truth is the bible even states this everyone IS EQUAL. I was watching a movie tonight and it said " do we put a value on people "? It is funny because that is what God has been showing me in my quiet times and at church and in the book I am reading. Someone at this last encounter said " I am convinced that we can't love anyone less but we can ALWAYS love them more"\. I think this is a BIG issue that has arisen in the American church. Why do you think other countries are getting this concept and revival is happening there, miracles are happening there? It is because we have lost the main concept to LOVE. Love means giving what you can give and excepting NOTHING in return. It means laying down your thoughts your agenda to give to someone who needs love. I think so often we get caught up and say I can't love because of this and this that has happened in my life. The lack of love with God leads to the dry seasons. And so many of us I know have been having them alot lately and we end up puzzled saying why am I in ANOTHER dry season? Simple answer lack of love. But in those dry seasons are we searching for God or ignoring God. Love means laying down your agenda, what has God asked you to lay down? So often we keep our pride close and we are afraid to let it go because that means we have to give up everything that isn't of God. And during the dry season we are afraid to press in and seek God's face because we are afraid of the fire. Fire comes in the drought to burn up anything that is dry due to lack of rain. But after the fire comes RAIN comes and refreshes revives life into a place. But I strongly believe we shouldn't have dry seasons every month because if we loved God we would STOP sinning. It is so simple, it truly is we have that conscience decision to STOP sinning. To stop going to that one website, to stop listening to that one song to stop disobeying. God says love covers a MULTITUDE of sin so why do we stop loving. We stop loving when we fall into sin or get those thoughts why should I love that person they: " are titled popular, they did wrong to me, they talked behind my back, they they they....." DON'T we see it isn't about them it is about us truth is they might NEVER change... BUT we can we can love to choose to love. Love goes with forgiveness if we don't forgive the father cannot forgive us. Now what I mean is that it is about them, it us about choosing to love them. And love shouldn't be proud because if it is proud it isn't love. We shouldn't be going around telling everyone I did this for this person today but it should be done in the quiet. I think the bible is all about simplicity. Why do you think God says we are His children: Children are simple, simple minded and simple concepts. Love has to be simple it isn't complicated you just do it. And don't think twice about it because then you start thinking and dwelling upon those doubts. Love is what keeps us afloat we learn to love by God's love. But we won't ever know his love if we don't have a relationship with Him. The definition of a relationship is to get to know someone on a deeper intimate level. God's love isn't a religion but rather a life style. Loving someone for NOTHING in return. But thing great about learning to love God IS HE returns 10 fold to you. When we learn how to give love we will be able to receive love and visa versa. When we learn to receive love from God we can learn to give love to others. That is what God called us to do with our lives is love others. L-O-V-E..... Love is what can restore many broken a bruised relationships, doing the unexpected for a person with out anything in return. And I think us Americans are so caught up with instant gratification and how it can benefit us in the long run we kind put others on the back burner for a while. We got to focus upon loving because we WILL never get along with one another with out this simple concept. And seriously how hard it is to love others not that hard, yes I know it sucks laying down your pride and putting others before yourself. But when you do you will SEE significant change in your life. Love is about finding your foundation in God's love so that you can love others. It is a funny thought how Jesus died on that bloody cross yet He knew that so many people today wouldn't love Him in return BUT He still died for them. Some of His last words were do no fall into temptation... Yet how many of His disciples fell right back into sin. Many were called but few took action to walk out in that call. God CALLED us all to LOVE. It is simple... So simple yet we make it so difficult. I encourage you all to love someone this week and this month even if you don't know them at all love upon them. There are different forms of love even having loving thoughts not judging thoughts is love. And don't say you haven't judged someone with your thoughts because that is a lie. Everyone has judged even I have so many times on countless occasions. But remember LOVE covers a multitude of sins. Love God, love others love your self.
God Bless
