Love much

     Hello again all! I'm thinking, because I've started working, especially on Monday mornings, I might move my blog day to Tuesdays. I like getting it done earlier in the week but sometimes it's easier for me to write first thing in the morning. I don't know. I'll think about it but I just wanted to give you all a heads up. 

    So, I know I talk a lot about God's love but as I am not a theological scholar, just a girl trying to figure things out, this is easy to talk about but also very important. I have so many words that I could say and there's so much that I'm feeling, being in America and facing the political turmoil and being in a world thrown out of balance. This year has hit everyone and looking around, we need God's love now more than ever. 

    Another thing talk about often is call and purpose. I do believe that we all have a calls and promises given to us specifically but God doesn't always speak to us as clearly as we often wish He would, especially concerning what we are supposed to do with our lives. With that, and I may have written about this before, the bible does have quite a bit to say concerning callings. 

    1 John 4:7-21 has so much to say about love and John articulates it so well. I know I've written about this passage before but it's so good.  To sum up as best I can, though I recommend you go read the passage, we're called to love. Why? Because we were first loved and because anyone who loves is born of God and truly knows him (verse 19, verse 7). That is our call, or a least, one of our most important calls. It's not easy. We live in a world with little tolerance for culture and color different to our own, we're quick to judge not just others but ourselves as well, and we don't always think before we speak or type. And it's hard, I know it is. I get so frustrated with the state of the world, with people and the decisions they make. I get frustrated with my siblings and my parents. I've faced things that we're darker and harder than I expected, I've been let down and disappointed and it's a scary thought to share love sometimes. You risk your heart and yourself. Love it rarely easy. 

    1 John 4:11 says , "So, my loved ones, if God loved us so sacrificially, surely we should love one another." Love much and love with intention. Give yourself grace for the moments you don't and make room for God's love to come alive in you. Put your faith in Him, let it give you the hope and strength you need to keep going. The world is a mess and so are people but that doesn't make them any less deserving. Devote yourself to loving others, to being kind and being a light. Give grace where it's needed and be patient with others and with yourself. 

I know today's post has been shorter than what I usually do but those got really long so I'm trying to be at least a little more concise, especially because I know I tend to cycle through some of the same subjects. Thank you for reading, as always!

Yours Truly,

Rey