I thought I'd clarify some things from my last post, and expand on them. I didn't feel like writing a lot last time,so I didn't.
Yes, I am in love.
Yes, the last post was about whom I am in love with.
Yes, I am still single...ladies.
The love of my life is Jesus Christ.
A couple days ago I was having coffee/tea with a friend. We were talking about how things were going, and he told me he felt really ineffective for Christ. He said he was doing his devotions, investing in some younger guys, spending a lot of time praying, and trying to reach out to his friends who aren't Christians, but he felt like he was missing something and that he felt like he wasn't seeing any movement in his own walk or of the guys he was investing in. God told me what to say, and at first I wasn't even sure why, but thinking about it made things a little more clear. I asked him one simple question.
"Do you really love God?"
Do you really love God for who he is, or do you just love him because he saved you? Yes, salvation allows us to see God for who he is, but it shouldn't be why we love him, at least not the only reason. Do you really love God, or are you like Peter and just think you love God?
God is not interested in a one way relationship.
There's a reason the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind. It's not just because he desires and deserves it, but everything that we do, and everything that we are comes out of our relationship with God.
If you don't love God then how do you expect to really love other people? If you don't desperately desire to know God then how do you expect your devotions to be deep, meaningful, and challenging? If you're not madly in love with God then how do you expect to see how he's working in your life? If you're not constantly focused on God then how do you expect to see the opportunities and doors that he opens for you? If you aren't obsessed with God then how can you be really willing to follow him?
Do you really love God?
Because of His grace and for His glory.
1 comment:
that's an awesome perspective.
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