Go love the people

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I'm still figuring it all out,

I've been reflecting and searching a lot lately. Even when you feel that you've got it all figured out, you'll find yourself somewhere that makes you feel small. These past two weeks I've never felt so small before in my life. I don't think it's necessarily because I am being knocked down, but because I'm being overwhelmed by God and the way He works. By overwhelmed, I mean that I think I'm finally starting to put some type of grasp on Him in my life and how He needs to be the center.

I was asked this past week why I do what I do, why do I care about the kids? I think that question is relatively easy to answer. For me, it all goes to what God calls us to do, love your neighbor as yourself.

It is simply stated, "love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:39 

When I think about that simple powerful statement, would I want myself to be lost? Would I want myself to be scared? Would I want myself to be starving? The answer to all of those questions are no. I make sure that myself is taken care of because I care about myself. 

Another verse that I have been basing my life around is from:

This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed His life for us. this is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to Gods love? It disappears. And you made it disappear. 

1 John 3:16-17 (MSG)

That really hits home for me, a selfless love to give to brothers and sisters. I certainly do not want to be the one to make God's love disappear, but think about it. We do that everyday, don't we?

I'm currently working on giving my life to Him. I thought I was doing it before, but I haven't come close to the Kingdom of God. Yes I am a sinner, I will always be a sinner here on earth. But shouldn't we strive to be better and to live for Him, to drop EVERYTHING and follow Him. Before I was half way in, I had my arm and maybe a leg in for God, I was close enough for the benefits but not all in that I didn't have any sacrifice for God.  He wants all of us, not an arm and a leg. Let us not continue to sin because God has grace but lets give everything for God because we want to, not because He is always there to save us.

It's something I am going to continue to work on, and I hope that YOU can chew on the concept and strive to be better for Him.

My dear children, let's not just talk about love; lets PRACTICE real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. 1 John 3:18 MSG

Those who are God's children do not continue sinning, because new life from God remains in them. They are not able to go on sinning, because they have become children of God. 1 John 3:9


 Anyone who does not love is as good as dead. 1 John 3:14


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