For sure we are inundated with what the world calls love. Did you ever think about love? You don't have too much. It never runs dry! There is an endless supply. God has given us more than we need and more than we can ever use.
Of the many things that you have prayed for, have you ever prayed for more love? Most likely not unless you prayed to love someone more. The fact is that love is always there if we will just tap His never ending supply. My sister made me this beautiful heriloom throw and it was in a "Dear God" bag when she gave it to me. The question on the bag was...Dear God, I have given all of my love away, can I have a refill?
The more I think about it, the more I realize that it's impossible to "run low" on God's love.
I also know that we may have issues with some individuals, even possibly hate an individual, but I am here to tell you that Jesus says in Mark 12:30-31. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as theyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
I'd better get busy loving more!
Monday, May 7, 2007
Running Low on Love?
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Hi Arlene, thanks for visiting my blog and praying for us.Looking forward to having you as a sister in Christ.
great post! I love love.
Curiously...what is a "Dear God" bag...that is the first time I have heard that expression.
Great post Arlene. How true that we can never run low on love, but we can run low on giving love. Gotta watch ourselves on that one!
Rebecca, we have a lot of expressions and I'm not sure who made them up. They are called "Dear God"....the bag was a gift bag with one of those expressions on them. They are so cute. I added a few of the ones from kids for you to see. Dear GOD, from Kids
Dear GOD,
Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones,
why don't You just keep the ones You have?
-Amy
Dear GOD:
Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much
if they had their own rooms. It works with my brother.
-Larry
Dear GOD:
If You watch me in church on Sunday,
I'll show You my new shoes.
-Mickey
Dear GOD:
I bet it is very hard for You to love all of everybody in the whole world.
There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it.
-Nan
Dear GOD,
In school they told us what You do.
Who does it when You are on vacation?
-Jane
Dear GOD:
Are You really invisible or is it just a trick?
-Lucy
Dear GOD,
Is it true my father won't get in Heaven
if he uses his bowling words in the house?
-Anita
Dear GOD:
Did You mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?
-Norma
Dear GOD,
Who draws the lines around the countries?
-Jan
Dear GOD,
I went to this wedding and they kissed right in church. Is that okay?
-Neil
Dear GOD,
Did You really mean "do unto others as they do unto you"?
Because if You did, then I'm going to fix my brother.
-Darla
Dear GOD,
Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.
-Joyce
Dear GOD,
It rained for our whole vacation and is my father mad!
He said some things about You that people are not supposed to say,
but I hope You will not hurt him anyway.
Your friend, (But I am not going to tell You who I am)
Dear GOD,
Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before.
You can look it up.
-Bruce
Dear GOD,
My brother is a rat. You should give him a tail. Ha! Ha!
-Danny
Dear GOD,
I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big
but not with so much hair all over.
-Tom
Dear GOD,
You don't have to worry about me. I always look both ways.
-Dean
Dear GOD,
I think the stapler is one of your greatest inventions.
-Ruth M.
Dear GOD,
I think about You sometimes even when I'm not praying.
-Elliott
Dear GOD,
Of all the people who work for You I like Noah and David the best.
-Rob
Dear GOD,
My brother told me about being born but it doesn't sound right.
He's just kidding, isn't he?
-Marsha
Dear GOD,
I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the Bible.
Love, Chris
Dear GOD,
We read Thomas Edison made light.
But in Sunday school they said You did it.
So I bet he stole your idea.
Sincerely, Donna
Dear GOD,
The bad people laughed at Noah -
"You made an ark on dry land you fool."
But he was smart, he stuck with You.
That's what I would do.
-Eddie
Dear GOD,
I do not think anybody could be a better GOD.
Well, I just want you to know but I am not just saying that
because You are GOD already.
-Charles
Dear GOD,
I didn't think orange went with purple until
I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday.
That was cool.
-Eugene
OK...now you have answered my "Dear God" question......I have another one..is that OK?? I can only ask if I want to learn something! Why are you involved in Prison Ministry? How did you come to that?
Amen! His fount never runs dry! You're gonna love having your grand kids in the house..when you;re not dying for a break..lol
BTW I related to your husband's post on the church...I too have a great disappointment in the church as we have known it. but God has a people..they are out there and i know them, they are meeting, living, loving Him together...just difficult to find...
Brilliant Arlene, Why don 't you publish a 'Dear God ' book. It would be a hit.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL POST!!!! Thank you!
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