For this blog I just wanted to let you guys read the devotion that I read this morning. It was very powerful for me especially the second paragraph but I will type the whole thing because it is worth reading. It is titled "Love is best when God is first".
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart." Matthew 22:37
"Loving your spouse more than you love God is a form of idolatry. Far too many marriages suffer from this inversion. It places a created thing higher than the Creator. God should always be the first and primary object of our affection. He created us to love Him, and something unexplainably beautiful happens when we direct all of who we are at delighting in all of who He is. It is proper worship of the One who is worthy."
"If love is the greatest thing you can do, Then loving with all you are is the greatest expression you could ever make. Furthermore, if God is the greatest object of love, then awaken to the priceless purpose you have been given. You are wired, commanded, and invited to do the greatest thing, in the greatest way, for the greatest One. There is no higher calling. Yours is the most important over all of creation because you have been made in His image and are uniquely designed to express love in ways the rest of creation cannot."
"Embrace this eternal privilege. Let every breath be an opportunity to learn how to better love the God who first loved you."
guys, i know that the blogs i am writing probably seem repetitve but I read these devotions and feel a closeness to God that helps me to go throughout my day with his love working through me and enjoy it. I don't worry as much and everything seems easier in the world. I know this place is a bad place but understanding the vastness and depth of God's love has been an amazing journey for me that I am continuing on. I feel his love every time I write you guys about it and I love that feeling. i hope that you guys are not getting bored with what I am saying. It is just what God is showing me and i am sharing withyou. I love you all and i am so blessed to have each one of you for different reasons. Thank you for everything.
Love you,
Rachel
Friday, February 12, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Love is a VERB.
This statement is something that has been stuck in my mind for days. I have thought about... and thought about it... and thought about it some more. I have started a new devotional. One of the first things that it said in the introduction was that "Love is a decision, not just a feeling". After I read those words I considered this for a while. Then I thought about how we use the word love in our language. We say things like I love you or He really loves her. When we use it in this way we are saying that it is an action. Something that is communicated from one person to another. Love is a journey. The desire outcome is that we show love to one another even when we don't feel like it .
When we think of love we think of our heart, but the funny thing is that Jeremiah 17:9 tells us "the heart is more deceitful than anything else". Maybe we should think of love as something that we do with our head by choice and not just something that we do because it feels right at the moment.
I could say so many more things but right now I will leave you with this something I learned about Saturday. Love is life's motivator. "For Christ's love compels us..." 2 Corinthians 5:14
Paul endured beatings, persecution and hardships throughout his life. He did it because of Love. "Christ's love compelled him..."
Thank you Jesus for your loving Spirit that is in us. Let Your love flow from us each and everyday to all of the people we meet. I pray that you would give them hope, love and happiness just by coming in contact with us because you are flowing from us. I than you for everything that you are doing in me and I pray that You continue to work in me showing real love and making me a more loving person. I want love to be my default, my automatic response. I want love to always be on my lips so that i would be an encouragement to my family. Thank you Lord for your strength because without you I would be nothing. I am truly blessed and grateful for all that you are showing me. I love you and praise you. In Your Holy Son Jesus' name, Amen.
i know I said I was going to end this earlier but I got carried away in a moment. I will not apologize because it was a great experience. I will leave you now with the words to the chorus of one of my favorite songs, Warren Barfield's Love is not a Fight.
"Love is a shelter in a raging storm. love is a peace, in the middle of a war. And if we try to leave, may God send angels guard the door. No, love is not a fight, its something worth fighting for..."
This statement is something that has been stuck in my mind for days. I have thought about... and thought about it... and thought about it some more. I have started a new devotional. One of the first things that it said in the introduction was that "Love is a decision, not just a feeling". After I read those words I considered this for a while. Then I thought about how we use the word love in our language. We say things like I love you or He really loves her. When we use it in this way we are saying that it is an action. Something that is communicated from one person to another. Love is a journey. The desire outcome is that we show love to one another even when we don't feel like it .
When we think of love we think of our heart, but the funny thing is that Jeremiah 17:9 tells us "the heart is more deceitful than anything else". Maybe we should think of love as something that we do with our head by choice and not just something that we do because it feels right at the moment.
I could say so many more things but right now I will leave you with this something I learned about Saturday. Love is life's motivator. "For Christ's love compels us..." 2 Corinthians 5:14
Paul endured beatings, persecution and hardships throughout his life. He did it because of Love. "Christ's love compelled him..."
Thank you Jesus for your loving Spirit that is in us. Let Your love flow from us each and everyday to all of the people we meet. I pray that you would give them hope, love and happiness just by coming in contact with us because you are flowing from us. I than you for everything that you are doing in me and I pray that You continue to work in me showing real love and making me a more loving person. I want love to be my default, my automatic response. I want love to always be on my lips so that i would be an encouragement to my family. Thank you Lord for your strength because without you I would be nothing. I am truly blessed and grateful for all that you are showing me. I love you and praise you. In Your Holy Son Jesus' name, Amen.
i know I said I was going to end this earlier but I got carried away in a moment. I will not apologize because it was a great experience. I will leave you now with the words to the chorus of one of my favorite songs, Warren Barfield's Love is not a Fight.
"Love is a shelter in a raging storm. love is a peace, in the middle of a war. And if we try to leave, may God send angels guard the door. No, love is not a fight, its something worth fighting for..."
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