For the Love of God!

It's true what Jesus said in Matthew 4:4, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." If you truly want to live, if you truly want to feel ALIVE then you need the love of God. His word reveals what His TRUE LOVE for us looks like: "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends" John 15:13.  I had forgotten this as of late.  I've been running around like a chicken with my head chopped off worried about finances, work, finding a new place to live, ministry, what my next blog post should be, etc. and I've truly just been FULL of anxiety and fear.  Then I started talking to a sweet sister in Christ who always points me back to the Lord, and she reminded me that I needed to love and be loved. Seriously, I've never met this girl in my life and she lives hundreds or even thousands miles away in another state, but the God in her always shines through.  Thank God for her.  Through her I now have the Lord's peace and comfort upon me. I encourage you all as she encouraged me to stop and take time to love on the Lord and the people around you. 

If you're irritable, depressed, angry, moody, or feeling any other type of way then you need a REFILL on God's love.  God's love is what changes our hearts and our minds; it makes us no longer desire the sin that tries to ensnare us and helps us turn away without having the desire to look back; it heals those broken places in our hearts; it gives us wholeness, completeness, and safety. That is love. 1 John 4:18 says, "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."  God's love surpasses human knowledge. If your cup isn't full today then I encourage you to petition God to pour His love out on you. Tell Him you love Him and show your love for Him as well (by obeying His commands).  We can't earn His love, but if we do not spend time with Him then we cannot enter that place where we experience His love.  Below are some scriptures for you to meditate on that demonstrate God's love for us.  Let God's peace and comfort overtake you today and every other day!

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 8:37-39 - No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 2:4-5 - But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved ...

Romans 5:8 - but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Zephaniah 3:17 - The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

1 Peter 5:6-7 - Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Psalm 86:15 - But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness

True Love