How do you encounter the love of God? So many think that the love of God is found in the miraculous, in the extreme; in the "spiritual fireworks". Which it is... but I would venture to say that our God is so practical that the Love of God is in something as small as a child's smile... In the cool breeze on a bitterly hot and humid day, the fragrant flowers, the sacrifice of the parent that goes to work to provide for the family... the love of the Father God makes these acts possible. Things on this earth are good because God is Good. People are good because God is Good.
I opened the diary of the beautiful little girl that I babysit for (she wanted me to read what she had written), and on the first page it said, "I love Jesus. I love God. I love my Mommy..." Then she added with a sweet smile, "I didn't have room to fit your name, but I love you too". The love of men, women, or even a little girl is possible because of the Love God has for us.
As we cry out for more of the love of God may we be reminded also to ask God to reveal the His love that is spread to us on a daily basis.... If we are observant to see the love that is show by those all around us, would be more content in life.
The old saying that says,"Count your blessings"... Pause. Count. See. See the blessings. Observe the blessings.
Same thing. Observe the love. See the love that is in your life. The love of a spouse. The love of a sibling. The love of child. The love of a Father.
May we encounter the Love of God, and through that be able to see that He makes all things good.
kate m. b.
"So, my very dear friends, don't get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures." James 1:16-18
