I'm sitting here listening to a dog snore; I'm house sitting
and my sister has three very pampered pooches. As I sit here listening to the
dulcet (NOT!!!!) snores I'm looking at various posts and pics to kick off my inaugural
website page. Funny thing, the pages
began to form a mental pattern in my head...and a word just dropped into my
spirit.
In my perusing I noticed that my picture choices began to
focus on the word love and the word began to resonate in my mind and spirit. I
began to think about what the word love meant to me and how it applied to my
life...and it just dawned on me and I was floored, to the point of praise, by what was revealed. It dawned on me that the
capacity and the depth of my love is also my cross....now, it may sound a bit
odd but hear me out. People who know me know that I am not the warm, fuzzy,
free hug type of person....it's not part of my character or outward personae.
But, the people who know me ALSO KNOW that I have been both blessed and burdened
by my capacity to love....look at my job and how I approach ministry and
service. Love is a blessing because I know it's from God and I do not treat it
lightly. I rarely say the words "I Love You " because of the
magnitude and the sanctity of the words and what they can mean to someone. Love
is a burden, and by burden I don't mean a bad thing like I'm put upon in a mean
way, I mean it is the weight of my service, because I love hard...I have
received a gift that allows me to see and feel hurt in others and I love them until
they are able to love themselves.
Matthew 5: 1-12 Now
when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His
disciples came to Him, 2 and He began to teach them, saying:
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after
righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the
sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of
righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and
falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
12 Rejoice and be
glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they
persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Luke 9:23 New International Version (NIV)
23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be
my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
What is your cross? What is both your blessing and your
service?...keeping in mind that service is a gift to God because of your love
for Him.
How ya livin'?!!!
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