I have come to the realization that I have not yet arrived. As a matter of fact, I am no where near where I want to be. I am growing every day, and I am not where I used to be. But I still have much to do.
I am on a lifelong mission to learn how to love. Really love, not just in word, not just in deed. But deeply love, the way Jesus has loved me, and the way He loves us. Love like that. I wanna know what that looks like.
I am learning to love my family, my husband and my children. And as wonderful as that is, as fun as it is for me to leave them little notes, pack their lunches with sweet treats, seek out moments to make them smile and laugh, and creative ways to let them know they're loved, that is good, but it is not enough.
If I love those who love me back, what have I done? What reward is there? Yes it is sweet, and a great blessing, but I believe there is more of a love requirement from Christians.
To love those who cannot, or will not, love me back, some at first, some not ever. That is something I want to learn. The ones that spit in my face, talk behind my back, and do not understand what love is. I want to love those people. I want to be able to give and get nothing back.
Aren't these the ones who really need love the most? May everything we do be out of love, love for Jesus and love for people.
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it;[a] but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. 1 Cor. 13:1-3
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