Have
you ever taken the time to give thought to what your perception of love really
is?
What
does the word “love” mean to you logically and/or spiritually?
Where
do you think love comes from? Or even the concept of love?
Do
you give your love to others freely or does your love come with conditions?
Is
love everlasting in your life or is it only a temporary measure?
I
am a Christian. My understanding of love is that it comes from God and that God
pours his love out onto us through his only begotten son Jesus Christ. This is
a truth based on the teachings of my faith. If this is in fact a truth in Christian
communities, then why do so many Christians find it difficult to show love…the
purest form of love? What causes us to fall into the rut of giving and
receiving love that often leads to feelings of being short changed? That is not
a pure form of Love. That is not the love that God has given and continues to give
to us so freely. That form of love is what many people have determined
to be “a chemical reaction in the brain”, much like eating chocolate, taking
some sort of euphoric drug or hormonal changes…who knows. What a depressing way
to think of this precious gift. Isn’t love greater than that? How is it that
God has given us the commandment to love, but we have not taken the time to
fully understand what he means? If we don’t understand God’s commandment to
love, then how will we know if we are giving His pure love to others?
This is My
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.I John 4:8 (NKJV)
He who
does not love does not know God, for God is love.
John 15:9 (NKJV)
“As the
Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
I
tend to think in pictures most of the time and when I think of humanity, I
picture the masses in a very congested, grey, miserable kind of pit-like place.
For miles and miles all you can see are groupings of people muttering around
complaining about this thing and the other. They recklessly meander around in
their own miserable state not necessarily hurting one another, but ready to
devour any unsuspecting new comer, much like a school of Parana. It seems as if
humanity viciously rejects change, holding steadfast to that which they know
and are most comfortable with. Humanity at large cannot fathom true happiness
or any measure of peace. They say they want these things, but are powerless to
obtain them; clueless as to how to retrieve these gifts from our source…God.
Now
here we are with the love of God, a love that can conquer all things. This love
is not forced upon us, but given to us as a gift. God’s love is readily available
for the taking and endless in supply. We think we are showing love, but instead
we are utilizing a fleshly cerebrally stimulating occurrence that makes us feel
‘love-like’ for short periods of time. These short periods of time can last as
little as a few seconds to as much as a few years, but its affects are only
temporary at best.
Job 8:12 (NKJV)
While it
is yet green and not cut down, It withers before any other plant.
God’s
love is everlasting. It grows over time and fills us to the point of
overflowing. God’s love does not hurt, lie, cheat or steal. God’s love is like
the fruit that ripens and is given to us to eat. Food nourishes our bodies and
God’s love nourishes our spirits.
Jeremiah 31:3 (NKJV)
The Lord
has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting
love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.
Galatians 5:22 (KJV)
But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith,
In
order for us to fully receive the gift of God’s love, we need to be cleansed of
all the gunk absorbed from the constant rubbing of elbows with sinful
and negative energy so we may openly receive God’s love and share His true
everlasting love with others. Some people are so blinded by sin that they don’t
want to be delivered from misery. We are creatures of habit and so even in misery we find comfort because it is familiar to us. Don’t be
afraid to stand apart from the murky mire of humanity. Relinquish yourselves to
Christ Jesus who died upon the cross and saved us all from sin. Ask that He come into you and cleans you and
free you from that which binds you. Understand that you are God’s precious
seed. Do not be like the reed or vine that sprang up in a dry desolate
desert only to wither and die. Allow the Lord to plant you firmly in
fertile ground that all of the goodness He has put into you be fruitful and
multiply. It is by the blessing of God’s love, grace and mercy that you
will be able to receive and give of His pure love. His love is the only love that will
last forever.
Matthew 22:37-40 (KJV)
37Jesus
said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the first and great commandment.
39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40On
these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Ezekiel 17:5 (NKJV)
Then he
took some of the seed of the land And planted it in a fertile field; He placed
it by abundant waters And set it like a willow tree.
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