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
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excellent pondering my dear friend.
I've caught myself trying to "love purely", and then looking back I see that I still want the love to be reciprocated. And I realize that this is not loving purely, whereas I should be giving love freely whether or not it is returned. I've realized my selfishness in this. That is my struggle with love, I want to get to the point where I don't care if nobody loves me, but our Father. (derek webb has a nice diddy about it.) I hope some of this makes sense.
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