September 8, 2011

  • God Loves

    August 30, 2011

    On my way back from work, I asked the Lord that if He was willing to use me to bless someone through words of knowledge.  For a while, I had not been asking Him or having a conversation of Him during the day because of all the transitional responsibilities that I needed to attend to during the beginning of my marriage.  However, a Xangan friend of mine @ANVRSADDAY described how he has conversation with God every moment of the day.  Then, in another comment , @kuro_kokoro mentioned how she tries her best to spend as much time with God as possible.  That's when I remembered the times I spent with God during day and wanting to start again, I spoke to Him.

    He told me to tell this man that He loves him and that He knows him.  When I struck up a conversation with the man and told him what God said, the man, who had speech problems, told me that he knows God and God has been really loving towards him.  What strikes me about this is not so much God told me to tell the man, but that the man has speech problems.  He still loves God and although it took him a longer period of time to express it, this man still loves God.

    Reflecting on this event, I wonder how many times we dismiss someone because they are different from us, maybe challenged.  God loves them too and we should also love them.  It is during times like these that I come to know firsthand the height, width, and depth of the love of Christ Jesus.

    Have you recent felt or experienced God's love?  How was it like?  Did God ever challenge you to love someone?

Comments (7)

  • I blogged yesterday about some people God brought into my life that have been very hard to love, and it has challenged every bit of me to do it.  

  • I feel like every day I am experiencing God's love.  I talk to God often during my day, I pray constantly.  While it's mostly mundane things like 'Please keep me from saying something hurtful' or 'Thank you for letting me see that car before it hit me'.

    God has handed me someone that's been hard to love, but for me, loving Him and having the knowledge that He love's me unconditionally has made it easier for me to love others. And I struggle a lot with loving that person, they often make me mad and upset and disappointed. But my mom once told me that a good prayer to say pray when you are having a hard time loving someone is to ask Him to teach you to love them like He loves you.

  • I think whether we realize it or not His love is there shining on us everyday. Love is always a challenge as easy as it really is as well. I guess I always try to love everybody unconditionally which is my challenge and goal towards all those in my life. I can't say I will love everybody unconditionally but those who have earned my heart and are in my heart have my unconditional acceptance and love. When I think of God's grace, it's beautifully. When I talk to Him, I'm always brought to tears, it's as though I feel safe to confide in him and he holds me as I let go. 

  • Excellent post, Christenstein.

    I'm with Barbara, blonde _apocalypse here. Very recently, God has asked me to love those in my family
    who are very hard to love and forgive at times.

  • @livingchristslove - It is definitely important that we speak and pray everyday to God, even if it is about mundane things.  I do believe that have experienced that this increases our relationship with Him, our reliance on Him, and increases our faith.  Thank you so much for reminding me about the smallest of things, which like the mustard seed can grow into a biggest of trees.

    @blonde_apocalypse - I read your post.  Thank you for being such a find example of His love to us and how that love should be shown to others.  Reading about your challenges is very helpful and encouraging to me for my walk.  Thank you so much.

    @pinktiger335 - It is also important to confide with and in Him.  And yes, His grace is so wonderful and He is also wonderful and loving to all of us.  I pray that you continue receiving His love and growing in His grace.

    @YouToMe - I pray that you continue to love and forgive those in your family.  

  • I'm glad you are encouraged by it.  I was conflicted about making that public, but decided to share it because nobody on xanga really knows who I am anyway.

  • @Christenstein - Thanks, Christenstein :)

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