love?
what does it mean be in love with God, for him to be my father and i his child? how do i love him? there's the standard john 14:15 answer (if you love me you will obey what i command). that seems lacking though. if i only was obedient to my friends and parents, would they think i loved them? there has to be more to it than just making right choices and trying not to earn a disapproving frown from God.
following Christ isn't about knowing the evidence of his birth, life, death and resurrection in my head. someone could fully believe in him without loving him and desiring to be his child. while the evidence and truth of the Bible may compel someone to choose life in Christ, it has to be a matter of the heart. the heart is all that matters. so how do you get the heart to follow the head? what's the formula for love? how do i convince my heart of what i know is true? is it enough to just keep going through the motions, hoping my heart will catch up? live off intellect and ignore emotions?
am i just over-analyzing things? i'm best at ignoring problems, not dealing with them. have i just never wrestled with my faith before? am i dramatizing questions into a crisis of faith? is temptation being interpreted as a lack of desire for God? i want to desire God. i want to want to obey him. i want to want him.
alright, that's it for now. i mostly just needed to journal and get my thoughts out there. i'm sure i'll update this once i get things figured out.
posted by Holly @ 8:00 PM
3 Comments:
Fist of all Holly, the facts and beliefs in the birth, death, resurrection of Jesus Christ is why we are all in love with Him. He came to earth, to die for us, and more importantly to defeat death and rise again, in order for us all to live in eternity with Him. He is the prime example of love and how we should love. Would we all be willing to be die for those around us.....for those in our future? Are we willing to obey and follow our calling?
The Bible is the best way to grow and talk with God. The Bible is an emotional piece of work in my opinion, one that compells and convicts my heart to love, grow, and be a closer follower of Him. Reading your Bible and praising God everyday should not be looked at "motions" but instead of times that you are completely and utterly in love with God that you want to hear from Him, praise Him for blessing, and ask for forgivness and help. Don't think of these times as "motions" otherwise, no passion or love is invested into Christ and what He wants for you.
Invest your heart, not your head in the reading of His Word....
If you desire to love God and do what He wants you to do, then you will never get a "frown" from God but only extra encouragement to keep going in the direction that you're headed....and if you're not going in the right direction....He'll let you know....
Hope you do sis. Till then I'll be praying for you.
Preach it Jill!! I definitely struggle with this every day Holly - am I loving God? Am I truly loving Christ, and not simply what He does for me? Like - am I in love with the person of my Savior and willing to sacrifice all to Him, or do I praise and sing simply because of what He has done for *me.* Yet Jill is right - our hearts are deceptive - our emotions unstable. The measure of love IS action. We love a factual person! Thus why John says show me your faith by what you say, and I will you show you my faith by what I do. Thus why Christ says via the psalmist that He desires a broken and contrite heart. Keep pressin' on pressin' on Chica - I often pray, "I believe, help my unbelief. I love, but you deserve so much more."
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