How can I find love?
You can’t because Love has already found you.
From the beginning, even before you were born, love had a plan for you.
He had a plan for your future and your hope. He sought you and found you.
And what he needs is for you to acknowledge and accept him, not just today but every day. He wants us to choose him, just as he has chosen us.
Are you willing to do that?
to make room for the very thing you need?
This might seem simple, but I believe it is a powerful and life-changing perspective. Our ability to fully grasp and live the reality of love can be the difference between a life of joy and triumph and a life of fear and floundering.
“To surrender to God means to let go and just love. By affirming that love is our priority in a situation, we actualize the power of God.”
Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love
And the power of God stems from his love.
It was this love that saved humanity.
The salvation we enjoy today – and one that generations to come will enjoy – is an expression of his perfect love. That he so loved this world that he gave it his most precious gift – himself.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
John 3:16-17
The magnificence of His love
I think we have become so accustomed to hearing the above phrase/scripture that we have downplayed the magnificence of what God did for us.
Bear with me as I attempt to capture this point:
The love we have for the taking is not the love of a human man (even though this is often the love we crave).
But the love of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. It is the love of the maker of the heavens and the earth. The one who set the sun and stars in the sky and created the boundaries for the oceans and seas.
It is the love of the One who is not bound by time or death. To whom a thousand days are but one day and a million lifetimes are but nought.
He is the one who feeds the birds of the air and showers the trees in morning dew. His throne is set on high and the earth is his footstool.
He is the one who parts waters and provides manna in the desert.
With his right hand, he can lift a thousand men and strike a thousand foes with his left.
This is the God who loves us.
This is the God who longs for a relationship with us.
So, I will ask again – Do you know him?
Do you understand the magnitude of this blessing and privilege you have?
I confess that the realities of our lives may make us forget.
When we are distracted by life’s trials and moments, we may forget that we are loved by the very One who holds all of life, all of everything in his palm.
Imagine if we could enter every situation thinking – what would Love do? How will love handle this?
Wouldn’t that be something?
Love is a person and an action.
Here is how Marianne Williamson puts this:
“Once we get to the point where we realize that God is love, we understand that following God simply means following the right dictates of love.”
A Return to Love
In other words, when we follow God, we also follow love.
The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians showed us some of the character traits (or dictates) of this love:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
In next week’s post, I will share more about seven things love will do.
My prayer for you
I pray that every woman looking for love and meaning will find the greatest love there has ever been. May they find you Lord and never let go. May their hearts be filled with your love and goodness.
In the moments where life’s travails come, may their mind rest in the efficacy of your word. You are our lover and lord. The lifter of our heads. May we continually bask in your love and ardent care. Amen
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