I’m sitting in the car praying this morning as we head to the airport. I’m praying hard for friends who just lost their son, who just graduated high school. Sometimes we just don’t understand… but this is where we have to walk in blind faith and trust God through this massive storm!
While praying, I was also thanking God for His abundant love. And it made me start to think about the love I have for God is kind of like the love I have for my husband.
I wish churches taught more on each of us loving God. They preach about how much God loves us but not really ever about how much we should love God in return.
And not because we have to but because we want to. Yes, Jesus came and died for us so that is a huge reason, but sometimes I feel we’re almost “guilted” into loving Him. (He did this so we should love Him in return…)
But it’s bigger than that. We need to be taught that we get to love God in return. It’s not a “have to” thing. It’s a “want to” thing!
Just like a strong marriage where both partners get to and want to love each other.
They work for their marriage and each other.
They fight for each other.
They sacrifice for each other.
It’s kind of the same things we need to do in our relationship with God.
We have to work to grow it – Bible study and prayer.
We have to fight for it – spiritual warfare.
And sometimes we have to sacrifice for Him – what is He calling you to do or give up? What do you need to do to follow Him?
We need to be willing to just see Him as an all encompassing partner – but with Headship over us. And not because He’s a jerk and wants to rule over us with an iron fist, but because he’s a protector and the lover of our soul.
Because He loves us.
So deeply.
And we should return that love.
Just because…
ShannonFabulous 