Breakthrough!

4/19/24 :

Just had a breakthrough!!

My whole life I was taught to love Jesus because He died on the cross for my sins. Which, at its core, is incredible. Absolutely just mind-blowing. But it also felt very…. “love Him because He did this.”

It didn’t feel natural.

Or romantic.

Or good.

It felt very obligatory.

YUCK!

I don’t want to have to love Jesus because He died on the cross. It feels very … “ooohhhh, you did something (huge) for me so I should love you”.

I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to work.

I should want to love Jesus simply because He loves me.

It’s like my marriage. I love my husband because I want to. Not because I have to.

Or my girls. I love them because I want to. Not because I have to.

I don’t want to love others for what they do for me. I want to love others because God loves me! And that fills me up so much that it just spills over!!

In other words, “my cup runneth over”!

When was the last time you said to God… “I love you, Lord”? Remember that simple song we used to sing?

“I love you Lord, and I lift my voice, to worship You, oh, my soul, rejoice. Take joy my King, in what you hear, may it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear.”

When that becomes the cry of your heart it also becomes a sweet love song to the Lover of your soul.

Go on, give it a shot! There will be zero regrets!