Greetings Dear Reader,
I find this such a simple
thing. We can anthropomorphize the rest
of the creatures on our planet as much as we wish but love is unique to
man. Pets may be loyal and good to us
but the relationship is conditional. The
desire to love and be loved abides in us all from birth. This proceeds from God’s love for us and his
desire for us to love him.
It is of note that this is
not physical or simply emotional love. This
is the love that reaches beyond self and unconditionally sees the beauty and
value of others. Love of this caliber
seeks the greater good for others. It
puts the interests of others first.
We have this yearning to give
and receive love because God loves us so deeply. It may be that all proceeds from this place
in us but without acknowledging God in the midst of it we lose focus on it.
I know I have done so many
things to try and fill the void that only this kind of love can fill. Anything else is false and does not
work. Everything about our image of God
and his image within us can be answered by his love for us. He is just, righteous, good, and holy but it
is all communicated to us through his love for us.
So many things that happen
are couched in the question “How could a loving God allow…?” We question God’s love for us when things go
wrong or are not as we think they should be but we are incensed when our love
is questioned because of wrongs we do. We
question the love of God and yet he has imprinted us with the capacity to love
so that he can draw us toward him.
It is this love that pushes
us to seek. It is the hollow place that
only love can fill that drives us toward others. No matter what I use to falsely fill the void
it remains empty until I fill it with the love that God holds for me.
Wishing you joy in the
journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to
them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule
of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things
from his great treasure store."
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