Our Version of Love...

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Let me ask you a question… do you know God’s love? Its something that can drive you to tears in more ways than one. Its something so beautiful, so perfect that it sounds like a fairy tale. And if you don’t know him, it really is!
The type of love that God is… well lets just say we don’t fully understand it. Our version of love I believe is an attempt to mimic the love of God. But since we are imperfect beings we give into our own selfishness. Our love is not patient, kind, it envies, it boasts and it is VERY proud! It is the complete opposite of His Love. So it makes sense that the divorce rate in the US is about 50 percent. It makes sense that 1.02 billion people are facing chronic hunger in this world right now. It makes sense that Approximately 1.3 million women are physically assaulted by their partners annually in the US.
My Conclusion: WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO LOVE! Our version of love has been tainted by the ideas, trends and culture of this messed up world that we live in! We have learned to stick to our immediate family (sometimes not even that!), ignore all others and fend for ourselves! And this is not only non-Christians, but those in the church are doing the exact same thing and coincidentally painting a misrepresentation of God’s love towards humanity. The church is supposed to be at the forefront of the love movement and instead we are barely beginning to wake up and wipe the crust out of our naively ignorant eyes.
Back to the subject of love, During this Christmas season we see a lot of “good will towards men,” a lot of “Christmas spirit,” a lot of “giving instead of getting” and it is beautiful to see all of that, but what about the other 364 days of the year… what then?? What happens to love the rest of the year?
There is a beautiful, honest, self sacrificing, self- portrait of Love that God painted for us on the Cross. His message: ”I love you, do you believe in me?” and so I know its easy to get caught in the cynicism, doubt and skepticism of this world but I want everybody to know that there is a God that loves you no matter what. All he wants is to start a relationship with you where He is your God and you are his. Not really sure why I’m writing this, but I hope somebody can benefit from it. Merry Christmas Folks!
-J.