LOVE

Well I have had a love/hate relationship with Valentines Day for as long as I can remember.

Since I was in Elementary School, I would get something for Valentines. Aside from your traditional VDAY cards from your classmates. My mom would usually do something great like have a stuffed teddy bear and balloons delivered to my class with a note saying that she loved me. (She's the best)

So growing up, I thought EVERY VDAY I would GET something...

Flowers? Chocolates? Love notes?

It took me a verrrrry long time to realize a few things here. And I know God LOVINGLY wanted to fix my thinking on Love.

So here it goes.

God had taught me that Love is a Verb.It's an action. We toss the word "love" all around. To anyone and anywhere. And heres what i'm learning... it's a choice, and it's something that God takes very seriously.

I always was the kind of person waiting to receive things that would say "I love you" from others. And i'm not just talking about Valentines here. But in my day to day life.

But yet again, God reminds me of His son.

How did He express love? He gave it freely... He gave it All. Without limits on status, title, or fame. Thank God for that, otherwise I would have left out. Yikes !

God talks so much in the bible about love. Afterall, It IS our love letter from Him to us.

Jesus wants us to LOVE ON ALL PEOPLE. Not on 1 day of the year. But all days. There are so many verses that started flowing thru my head about love. But I don't want this to be a preaching but a lesson I want to share of what i'm going thru.

So heres what i'm doing. I'm going to share His love in tangible ways. A ride, share a meal, share my time, whatever or however I can. I may not automatically be "perfect" in this dept. but I will STRIVE for Godliness.

So starting this valentines, my mode will be of GIVING instead of receiving, and everyday thereafter. Jesus showed me that He gave to me without restraint. And so must I.

Here is my prayer for you and I, that we may fully love on others so that His spirit can fully move through us to do His work. To be filled with Him and His promise and power, and in as much as I receive it, to give it away.