Show love?

"But I cannot count on all the signs

You’ve passed away as mere coincidence

And im running out of ways to break through

Like a lonely lover, Waiting by the ocean

Ill never give up on you"

-Madly in love with you

by Sean McConnell

You know how when something keeps up in your life.. you notice.. and realize there may be a reason for it.

A motif in your life if you will.

Well my recent motif..

has been

LOVE.

Love hmmm...

that may seem simple.

love.

love.

love.

love.

The word is overused and SO common in our lives.

I tell alot of people I love them in a day.

I say I love alot of different foods.

we love our friends.

we love our family.

what about our enemies?

Do we love them.

Why is it so hard to LOVE the kid who sits by himself at lunch and seeems socially awkward.

I always say I love people.

But am I really loving the people that NEED to be loved.

NO.

Im loving the people that love me.

Its not enough..

Its not all that God is asking us to do.

"You have heard the law says, "Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But i say love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you. In that way you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives His sunlight to both the evil and the good"

-Jesus (Matt 5:43-45)

Does it seem fair that those of us who experience love and joy are hoarding it for ourselves?

its not.

Im happy. Life is going really good right now.

good.

But what am I doing to show others love to let others know they matter?

You say hi to your friends in the hall.. what about the kid with the greasy hair who only frowns and stares at the floor....

God loves them.

....

So I should too.

I realized that when things get really good in my life I begin to become complacent with everything and not worry about other people as much.

The phrase God KEEEEEPS on playing over in my head is

SHOW LOVE.

Show love.

hmmm..

simple enough right?

Its kinda ridiculous that the greatest commandment is actually the hardest.

To love people is to be selflesss.

Its hard to go out of your way to do something for someone..

especially when its someone your maybe not very fond of.

I can be pretty selfish..

I wanna do what I wanna do on a friday night.

Maybe God has.. other plans.. maybe I neeed to open up my ears and listen.

When have you followed God and not been satisfied...

Even when I dont want to do something he is asking me and I roll my eyes and do it anyway... im always glad I did.

His plan is ALWAYs better.

no doubt.

I ask God for peace.

WELL SHOW MY PEOPLE LOVE

he responds.

 in verse 46 same chapter it says "If you are kind to only your friends how are you different from anyone else?"

Dont you wanna live a life that means more?

I want to live a BEAUTIFUL life.

I long to show love to everyone around me..

WHERE IS THE LOVE? :)

refer back to the black eyed peas song.

and trevor hall has a Where is the love song I also highly recommend.

The  lyrics at the beginning of my blog are Gods words to us.

He will never give up on us.

So giving up a friday night to help the homeless...

God is there.

God is with you.

wherever you go.

If he is with you why not take him to places he is needed the most.

Talk to the people that are missing that light in their life.

I feel like I am always preaching this..

LOVE PEOPLE
LOVE PEOPLE
LOVE PEOPLE

and I myself am stil struggling with it.

I wish I could accept everyone the way they are.. like exactly the way the are. see them the way God sees them.

He sees them as beautiful.

They are beautiful.

why are we so judgemental?

why does are opinion even matter...

it doesnt.

So give up talking bad and start giving words of love and joy.

Not just to your friends that already like you but to maybe the girl your afraid of or the shy kid.

Uhm

If we all just stoppped.

And starting loving everyone the way God loves them.

Imagine that world.

imagine.

Now I feeel like Im preaching world peace.

But seriously YOUR world will be overflowing with love and joy and peace when you start

SHOWING LOVE to others.

No doubt.

Ive heard it said that therapist tell depressed people to do something nice for someone else.

I believe in that fully.

So this is my challenge for myself... to love others selflessly

to show love to people that maybe I would never imagine talking too.

and to Let God do what he will with that :)

He will surprise me.

He always does.

He never gives up on me.

I have so  much peace in Him.

I have no reason to fear.

I will not be afraid

to

SHOW LOVE.