Ever heard the phrase "It's easier said than done." Most things in life are. I have had hundreds of goals and dozens of dreams. I have daydreamed down to the last detail what I want my life to look like. Sometimes I just get so fed up when things don't go according to plan...when things stray from the path I had previously designed in my head. I want so badly to make a difference in this world. I want so badly to live out my life for Jesus. But sometimes I get so caught up in the process, that I forget to love from the endless font God provides me. I love from my poor pitiful supply of love and in doing so I run out fast. I become run down and exhausted. Loving shouldn't be exhausting. When we come across someone who we believe is quote on quote "difficult to love" it isn't because they are actually difficult to love, but that we aren't truly loving them. Love is selfless. Love never seeks it's own benefit. And love never keeps score. If we are finding it hard to love someone, it is because we are keeping record of all the good we have done and all the disappointment we have received in return. This is not Love. Through offering up our struggles we partake in something greater. Something I am working on in my life right now is coming to terms with my own ability to change situations and attitudes towards faith. I can only do so much. In reality, it is the Holy Spirit that actually changes hearts. I remind myself to stop trying to change them, and just love. So much to pray about...
Ponder love today.
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