L-O-V-E. it's the four letter word that people throw around. we color it with red and pink. we decorate it with hearts and glitter. and we talk about it like it's a disease this time of the year.
"created in Christ Jesus for good works which He has prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10.
you're probably thinking that this verse has nothing to do with love. but actually it has EVERYTHING to do with love.
first, we were created....because He loved us. secondly, He has prepared things for us to do...because He loves us. and lastly, He has good works for us to do for others...because He loves them.
it's this perfect, romantic, jaw dropping, awe inspiring, breathtaking kind of love.
stop for a second. really think about it. He loves us so much that He has a story for us to live out. and not just some cheesey romantic novel you buy for a buck fifty but an adventure with a love story put in at just the right time. there are people for us to touch. works to accomplish for His kingdom.
and He didn't give us passions and dreams for us to just sit there and think about them. go live it. and this love isn't supposed to be lived just in the four walls of your church. it isn't supposed to be kept between you and your Christian best friends. it isn't supposed to be given to people who look like you. no, this love is meant for your world. your city. for your school. every single person you come into contact with. God loves them so much! and He is sending you places to tell them that. to show them that love.
L-O-V-E is weapon for His kingdom. something that Satan cannot combat with. because people of this world don't get it. it's all foolishness to them.
go give some food to the homeless man you pass every single day. go to the government housing in your city and pray over it. go sit by someone you don't know and listen to their story.
stop keeping it to yourself. use the weapon He has given us. it drives out fear. and it shakes the grounds of Hell.
my prayer for you this Valentine's Day is not that you find your soulmate. or not that your spouse takes you out on some fabulous date. i hope you don't find satisfaction in a dozen roses or a cute boy. nope. i pray that you sacrifice- pouring out yourself for someone for His glory.
praying this becomes your heart:
"I am the Lord's servant, may it be done to me according to Your will." Luke 1:38
be willing. surrender your story for His. live His love out. and shake the grounds of hell.
tell me how you used love!
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