Understanding love is a never ending process. It grows day to day and it's the subject of many songs, stories, books, and movies. As of late, I have truly come to understand how love fits into everything.
I was on my way to work this morning listening to Norah Jones, Humble Me. It reminded me a lot of my previous marriage. At this point, I have found a love that it true and normal compared to the abnormal to which I have been consistently exposed. As I listened I began to wonder: Are we exposed to people who show us what love is not just so that we're open to what love should be?
I suppose we appreciate it more when it comes our way if our experience hasn't been all butterflies and rainbows. Truly, if it were already that, would we need to ever leave our first loves? And how does God fit into all this?
Obviously, God committed the ultimate act of love by sacrificing His Son. I suppose we truly do not know love until we are able to embrace God's love for us. Even after salvation, that tends to be hard to comprehend. We lose sight of Him and thereby become the self-centered creatures that we tend to be.
As with anything, I believe He gives us specific relationships and experiences for a reason and a season. We are forever learning and growing but to really start the process, we have to trust Him.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Where is your heart?
On my way to work the other morning, I was listening to the local Contemporary Christian station, and I heard the DJ ask a question that as a Christian I have heard over and over again but today it took on a whole new meaning: Does God have your heart?
I am a born-again Christian and I have been since I was a young girl. My faith has carried me through some of the most difficult times of my life. Without it, I would have been a much bigger mess than I was. So when the question was asked, I knew without a doubt that He has my heart but I began to understand it in a different way.
When you give someone your heart, when you fall in love, everything is devoted to the other person. Your time, your energy and your every thought is given to the other person. It is the same with God. He wants His love for me to be requieted. It's not hard to feel overwhelming appreciation for the gift of eternal life but it is harder to remain in love with God because we are selfish creatures. Like any relationship, on our part, it takes work to maintain that relationship. God is always there, regardless, and now, because of the people He has placed in my life, I can understand exactly what He wants from me. It's the same as the desires I have for those people and the love I desire from them that God wants from me. And just like those relationships, I can't make them love me, God is in the same position. But He never gives up.
His love for me is astounding. What's even more, He feels the same about you. It's such an overwhelming idea. It's so big that none of us will ever understand. Those of us who accept His love are so fortunate. So what about you? Have you given your heart to God? He's given you His.
I am a born-again Christian and I have been since I was a young girl. My faith has carried me through some of the most difficult times of my life. Without it, I would have been a much bigger mess than I was. So when the question was asked, I knew without a doubt that He has my heart but I began to understand it in a different way.
When you give someone your heart, when you fall in love, everything is devoted to the other person. Your time, your energy and your every thought is given to the other person. It is the same with God. He wants His love for me to be requieted. It's not hard to feel overwhelming appreciation for the gift of eternal life but it is harder to remain in love with God because we are selfish creatures. Like any relationship, on our part, it takes work to maintain that relationship. God is always there, regardless, and now, because of the people He has placed in my life, I can understand exactly what He wants from me. It's the same as the desires I have for those people and the love I desire from them that God wants from me. And just like those relationships, I can't make them love me, God is in the same position. But He never gives up.
His love for me is astounding. What's even more, He feels the same about you. It's such an overwhelming idea. It's so big that none of us will ever understand. Those of us who accept His love are so fortunate. So what about you? Have you given your heart to God? He's given you His.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Grrrrr!
I am steeped in class work for the Spring semester. One of the classes that I am taking is Adobe Photoshop. I am enjoying the techniques that I am learning but I am having an extremely difficult time being creative with my first assignment. We are to create a photo collage merging three different images into one creative photo. I just can't seem to get it together. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
On top of all of this, I have discovered that anytime I develop upper respiratory infections, my mouth decides to break out into ulcers. Always a blast when you can't eat, especially when you're as thin as I am. I also get very irritable when I haven't been sufficiently nourished so I can't express how much fun I am to be around right now. Everything that typically annoys me has been heightened to the point of nails on a chalk board. Ultimately, my coworkers are just watching me sulk at my desk and, thankfully, seeming to avoid all of my obnoxious explanations of seemingly innocent questions. At least, I hope so.
So, needless to say, all I really want to do at this point is go home and read Eclipse, the third book in the Twilight series. Yes, I am addicted. I want to make out with a vampire. That sounds like the best alternative for a day like today. I hope he doesn't mind mouth ulcers.
On top of all of this, I have discovered that anytime I develop upper respiratory infections, my mouth decides to break out into ulcers. Always a blast when you can't eat, especially when you're as thin as I am. I also get very irritable when I haven't been sufficiently nourished so I can't express how much fun I am to be around right now. Everything that typically annoys me has been heightened to the point of nails on a chalk board. Ultimately, my coworkers are just watching me sulk at my desk and, thankfully, seeming to avoid all of my obnoxious explanations of seemingly innocent questions. At least, I hope so.
So, needless to say, all I really want to do at this point is go home and read Eclipse, the third book in the Twilight series. Yes, I am addicted. I want to make out with a vampire. That sounds like the best alternative for a day like today. I hope he doesn't mind mouth ulcers.
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