God has been teaching me a lot lately. More these past few days than in the past month. Maybe it is because I am actually slowing down to listen, slowing down to indulge in his love, slowing down to focus on Him and in turn take care of myself. Reminders of God’s love simply astound me. There is no other love that can even compare to His, yet more often than not, I fool myself into thinking that those other things can satisfy. When I rest in His arms it is evident how big His love is. Big and unique is His love. Unique in the way that it is so different from any love I’ve known here on this earth. I do not think I fully comprehend how He cherishes me. You know, I tend to think of love only through my eyes– human love. Yes, God is my friend, but if I take it a step further to say the creator of the universe, the God who just IS cares about ME, is into ME, and takes care of ME as well as all of his creation loves me… wow. He doesn’t just care about me, he loves me. That huge, unimaginable, incomprehensible love! He loves us even though when we are illuminated by His glory, being displayed for what we truly are: unworthy, the one and only God of the universe considers us precious. He knows our every thought and our deepest desires, and still loves us. When I am standing in His glory, comparing myself to Him, I realize how much I need Him. When I come to grip with that need, that is when I can start loving God. I may begin loving Him because of my need, but soon it will be in spite of my need. I love God because He loves me, but also because I realize how much want to know Him. His love is fulfilling! Once I’ve tasted and seen that the Lord is good, why would I ever go back to loving worthless things of the world?
Why DO I turn back to the worthless things…?
I can only hope to know this love more and more. To experience it, to obtain it, and try to share it. I feel like I need to love people more. But the truth is, when I truly begin to love God, my heart is going to grow more and more like His. I am going to see people and situations as He sees them, and the love and joy is just going to come naturally, from the overflow of my heart. Bottom line: You just have to love God. I truly believe that if Christians focus in on loving God, everything else will fall into place.
