Recently I have been seeing over and over again the importance of being who we are. It is so much easier to be what we want to be than what we are.
Life is what we made it, and we are who we are. We can choose what we do with this next moment and the moment after that--but if we let our hearts and minds be taught by God and the situations we pass through--we become who we Are and were meant to be.
At every turn there is a change to cave, to become someone else. We have options in this life.
Will I follow the voice of God, or will I listen to what I think I should be doing?
I will be content with how I am, or will I strive to love the people who are outside of my comfort zone? Will I be hurt when people don't notice me, or will I make a point to interact with those who are overlooked?
What do my actions say about who I am now, and will I take the hard road to become more of the person I want to be?
I was thinking today how easy I find it to love the people who are odd, weird and just plain strange. I love the people who scare then "normal,"and that is a great gift. But will I limit the people I love to just those who are easy to love? Even when people may think that I'm doing such a good thing (for they may have trouble loving these odd ones), but will I do the hard thing (for me) and love the normal people? Even love the preppy people?
Because the point in this life is not what people think--not of me and not of what I do.
The point is love. --> I am to Love God, and to Love people. <-- End of story
But how far am I willing to step out of my comfort zone to love?
And what is Love anyway?
so often love is portrayed as a feeling, as a warm-fuzzy, happiness and smiles all the time.
But what is Love really?
I'll tell you what love is. Love is giving of yourself when the one you love does not deserve a thing. Love is pain embraced in your life to make the life of another less painful. Love is sacrifice. Love was crucified on a cross for the love of people who spit in His face. Love is a choice, as well as a gift. Love is a reason to live, and makes a life worth living. Love is a Person.
What choices will I make today to Love? Will I allow myself to be confined by the definition of this world or of another? Or will I stand for God and Love with the Love He has given?
I guess the point of this blog is this: be you. And Love.
One more thing: you alone have very little love, I alone have very little love if any to give.
But because I have first received the Love of God, I am able to give Love.
This is a daily process. I am but a weak cracked pot--coming back to the Father to fill me up with Love so that I may love.
Every once in awhile I get it into my head that I should be able to love all by myself. I try and try to love people, but end up getting spent and angry and the very people I am trying to love. Receiving the Love of God must be a daily, moment by moment thing. Realize that He loves you.
He is not just a ATM or a slot machine, He is a living breathing Person who wants to have a relationship with you. He wants to walk this life hand in hand, listening to you and telling you wonderful things.
Life is so much more than I realize. I write these blogs as much to be a reminder to me as to tell you anything. I pray that today God will draw us closer into His heart and pour out grace upon us that we would have a relationship every moment of the day.
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