Who Are You In Love With?

Webster's Dictionary defines love as strong affection for another rising out of kinship or personal ties; warm attachment, enthusiam and devotion. Love for many of us has different meanings at different moments or for different situations. Each individual person probably has their own definition of what love is or means to them. Some of us use the word very loosely and for others of us, its a word that is very sacred and in no way taken lightly. The ways in which we receive and express love may also be different based on a number of factors including where we were raised and how our caregivers/parents showed us love.

It's interesting when we meet someone sometimes how quickly we can fall head over heels in love with that person. We spend hours in conversation with them, trying hard to get to know as much about them as possible. We laugh at their corny jokes and in turn entertain them with our own. We spend our nights and weekends going out to the movies, dinners, parks, bowling, etc. because this is helping to build our relationship. The more we communicate and interact, the closer that we feel to one another & the more intimate our relationship becomes. After a while, we begin to feel inseparable from this person and actually want to spend every possible moment in their presence. We want everyone to know that we are in love... we even change our Facebook status from "single" to "in a relationship". We really don't even have to tell anyone that we're in love because its evident in the glow on our faces, the gleem of our smiles, the pep in our walk, and the excitement in how we talk about that person. We invest much time and energy into the relationship. We are there when that person needs us, we do our best not to violate the relationship/disappoint the other person... we are more concerned about what we can do for the person that we love instead of what they can do for us. We even consult this person with major decisions that we make in our lives and the random daily difficulties & challenges that we face because they offer support and direction. We trust them. We make that person a priority in our lives because after all, we love them.

So what would happen if we invested that much time and energy into falling in love with God? What if God was our priority #1? What if we loved Him so much that we wanted the world to know so we shared His goodness with anyone who would listen? What if we spent time in His Word, getting to know Him on a personal and intimate level? What if we concerned ourselves more with what we can do for God versus what God can do for us? What if we first consulted Him about with big decisions and everyday challenges? What if we fully trust and dedicate our whole hearts to God? Is there any greater LOVE than this??!!

Deuteronomy 6:5 states "Love the Lord God with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your strength". So I guess my question is... WHO are you in love with?


Praying that the way I LIVE is a good reflection of the one who DIED for me :)