Words are pretty and they often sound so good. We can formulate sentences and thoughts that sound pleasing to other people. We can remember scripture that tells us what love is, but what is true love? How can I experience, share, give this love. Where is the love?
In trying times I feel overwhelmed with emotions and wonder if these emotions are something from within or just a product of my surroundings. Love can be downplayed so easily in our world through fleeting words and careless conversations. If I can clarify things a little, I'm not sure anyone can completely express true love to another person. I think love is something from above, God is love and to experience love is to experience his grace and power.
As mere humans, we can attempt to love people as God loves us, but in our faults we will often fail. The only true way (as I am learning in the past couple of days) to love someone is to look at them through God's eyes. See that person as God would, through the shortcomings and failures. Only in this way can we even attempt to love in God's capacity.
Thanks for being faithful. Thanks for sharing your heart.
So good Sam! I so often think I can love really good, because I can cook food for homeless people...and because I like verses and inspiring quotes about love...but then I'm so humbled when I realize I suck so much at loving. I often pray to see people as God sees them, but I always fail, I forget to do it once I leave the quiet peaceful throne room and enter the chaos of life. But I'm gonna aspire this week to be able to just look at people and try to see them as God does, and then act on it. :)
ReplyDelete