Many times I find it hard to love people. Some people seem hard to love…because of things they have done, or the way they act. I also find it hard to love the many people in my life. From family and friends, to new people I meet, I always seem to fail people. I used to wonder how it is that I am unable to love ALL the people in my life (even those I don't want to) and give them the time they deserve. But then The Lord showed me something so huge.
About two years ago The Lord reminded me that I am not my own and I can do nothing without Him. I can't walk, run, jump, think…without God. He has created me so intricately…beyond my ability to understand. If He didn't connect every muscle, bone, and joint exactly I wouldn't be able to use my hands, arms, legs, feet, etc. But that's the extent to which I understood this truth…the physical.
In the past two months, The Lord has taught me that it's much more than that…it's ALL of me!! He especially pointed out my inability to love people. If I tried to love others with my own love, I would fail miserably. I don't have enough love to give all the people God has placed in my life. When I finally realized that I needed to love others with God's love, everything changed.
He IS love…and He definitely has more than enough of it.
Now I see that the only way I can love others is because God first loved me. I John 4:19 says, 'We love because he first loved us.' Wow!! If I stop and think for a moment that God actually loves me, a wretched sinner, who continually fails Him day after day, I am overwhelmed!! If He continually loves me even though He knows I will fail Him, I know He will give me the love for people I find hard to love…because I know I sure am hard to love because of my sin!! He also fills me up with His love so I am able to love all the people He has put in my life.
So the love that I give to others isn't even mine…it's His. And it has been ever since I became a child of God.
What a wonderful truth He has engrained in my heart and mind. I am so happy that He continues to teach me and deepen my understanding in His truths.
