Love is Impossible.
According to the book, we can't manufacture unconditional love (agape love) out of our own heart. We may demonstrate kindness & unselfishness and be more thoughtful & considerate, but agape love is something only God can do, and He chooses to express His love through us.
When I first read this I was a little put off, but the more I read and the more I thought about it, it makes sense. If I’m not right with God how can I love myself or anyone else. He is the Source of love, and I can’t give what I don’t have; I can’t pay out love in greater measures than what I have.
The love that will withstand every pressure life offers is out of my reach if I an only looking within myself for that love. But when I have God in my heart and I look to Him for that love I am able to tap into love’s real power.
I am learning to stop resisting and receive the love God has for me. Meaning the love he has poured into my heart through the Holy Spirit is always available every time I choose to submit to it. I simply won’t be able to do it without Him.
The truth is I can’t live without Him and I can’t love without Him. But there is no telling what He will do when I put my trust in him. That’s how I love, with God in my heart.
Until next time…
No comments:
Post a Comment