what is love?

So i stumbled upon an idea today while responding to a message on facebook.

"Love cannot be any less than love."

This is quite a provocative statement. We say we love so many things, but what do we really love. You can't tell me that you love me if you aren't willing to spend time investing in me....if you aren't willing to care for me. If you aren't willing to sacrifice for something/somebody it probably isn't much of a love. (Not that sacrifice is always needed, but if it is are you willing?)

This hit me hard because one of my battle cries is to love God most. I say it with such ease and clarity that it comes off as truth. But do i really love God? Do I really spend time with Him? Do I sacrifice my own wants and desires in order to serve God? Or is it just convenient to say, making me sound like a saint or something?

It is either love, or it is just another action cheapening the reality of the true love.

It's always good to ask ourselves what do we really love. To touch base with reality.


wondering at times where my heart is truly at,

erik

what would I do?

So i promised I would answer this question about what I would do if I knew that I couldn't fail.

At this point I would do one of two things. I would either start a retreat center for pastors to come to and rest and relax in God. I would try to remind them of how we must be real as a people, as a church. How they must be real as pastors. I would refuel them and encourage them to get beyond the finances and the board meetings and into the heart of God, :).

If I didn't do that I would start, or become part of, a counseling ministry for married couples. I believe marriage is probably the most precious gift God gave us here on earth. And unfortunately it is also one of the most mistreated. Sometimes a couple just needs a wise person to sit with them and help take the blinders off so they can see God....so they can see themselves...so they can see each other in truth.

Both of these things make my heart very happy, :). And now I don't know which way to go, :(.

I asked this question because I think we should do these things. I think the world would be a better place. I think God would be more greatly glorified. And I think we would all be much more satisfied.

So live boldly!!! :) Don't be so afraid of failure that you miss out on life.

And when God comes to you, don't resist Him. He is the greatest.

erik

What would you do?

Ok, this one is for you guys.

Q: What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

Please respond either on this blog or to my email. I'll post my answer in a couple of days. I really like this exercise, I think you'll understand why if you do it.

Thanks Courtney Bradshaw.

in the beginning

Oh put to sleep Father. Lay me down and let me rest and take my rib. Take as many ribs as you need, but put me to sleep. Just as Adam lay in his rest and you made Eve please do the same with me. Why is it that I must live this life without her? Why are so many others around me experiencing the unexplainable beauty of a partner and I wait, lie awake at night and wonder, wonder when I will sleep and wake to find her smiling back at me? Am I so different from Adam? Am I more complete than Adam? Or am I just blind of your master plan, lacking the patience to wait as you craft her, as you craft me? I don’t know, but I know this desire is deep and undeniable. Please don’t make me wait forever, guide me to her, fulfill this healthy desire that has for so long been looked down upon.

It is not good for man to be alone. I agree.