Friday, March 27, 2015

The Definition of......


characterized by understanding; prompted by, based on, or demonstrating comprehension, intelligence, discernment, empathy, or the like:

bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.

having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable:

having acute mental or emotional sensibility; aware of and responsive to the feelings of others.

to maintain or advocate (a theory, principle, etc.).

having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action:

​all of the above definitions are what one may consider positive attributes, ones that we all hope to have and exude, and yet when they all are attributes of someone who is on your team and in your corner -these words are not just words but STRONG character traits.

sometimes in life someone absolutely blows you away and its not always in the biggest way but in something that is small and yet so critical.

people never understand the affect they have on you-generally they think they are just being themselves and its so sweet when them being them is all those definitions above and more

I am grateful for big things and little..i am grateful to know that in my life I have amazing people and that there is stability

as a result of hurt and past interactions where people fell below the bar, you begin to expect the worst and wait for the ball to drop and for the bad to come
and yet when someone says NO I am not going to follow that pattern and shows you a different way and a better way

what you do get is restoration and renewed belief and a warmer heart and a fuller heart and a stronger heart

and that results in LOVE:
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.

not limited by conditions; absolute :

UNCONDITIONALLY LOVING





Friday, March 13, 2015

What the BLOG

SO I asked my coworker for a topic to write about for my blog today
he said Love and Forgiveness

and i immediately said NO that's stupid
i dont want to talk about that or write about that

last night at Womens small group
what did we talk about ..repentance and forgiveness and apologizing and saying we are sorry

it sounds so good it sounds so easy
but right now im mad at someone and i dont want to be the bigger person

i dont want to apologize for my petty behavior and silent treatment which I am VERY good at
i dont want to apply all the things I learn in Church about being a good Christian and being the first one to say sorry even if it's not your  fault or even when it is

I don't want to say I am sorry for any part I may have played in this
I don't
I don't
I don't

now that i say that and write it-i sound like a petulant child
BUT when you are in the midst of all your wrongness and you are stubborn you don't care

you rationalize things by saying its not your fault its the others
you say well i want them to think about what they said or did

you want them to feel an inkling of how they made you feel
it sounds a bit like an eye for an eye

which once again convicts me because i KNOW BETTER
that's not how i am raised and not what i believe

i was raised  to love and to forgive
treat others the way you want to be treated

as a Christian you want God to forgive you for all the mistakes you make and the wrong you do
and yet the ones closest to us
it is SO hard to let stuff go

its a sin i know
and how can we want others to forgive us when we dont want to offer a genuine forgiveness or when we have a selfish heart

shouldnt we want to have a quick heart to forgive
shouldnt we have a heart so full of love that we forgive over and over
especially to the ones we love
 you cant say you love someone and not forgive

you can't say you love someone and be slow to forgive
and what is LOVE

LOVE is GOD
and God is LOVE

so when you LOVE and are in LOVE you make God happy as he sees himself in you and your actions
its not about religion that is man made its about the more abstract

God doesn't ask us for much and his greatest rule or commandment is to LOVE

that's it
to LOVE

and LOVE encompasses so much

LOVE=forgiveness
LOVE=humility
LOVE=compassion
LOVE=understanding
LOVE=listening
LOVE=tenderness
LOVE=happy
LOVE=sad
LOVE is..................................