Be Loved?

You know, never does the Bible tell us to "be loved by other people."

  it tells us to love the Lord and love our neighbor.  In the words of one of my mentors, "love up and love out."

Man the Bible tells us that God loves us. So why are we running around looking for love from other people? We think that His love isn't enough.  If we believe the Bible, then looking for love elsewhere is a contradiction.

We are supposed to be love to other people.  That takes some personal sacrifice because a lot of times people are hard to love.

We are Christ's people to love. He sacrificed His life for us because He loves us, and believe me His love is way more than enough...

There was a time in my life that I really relied on the love that one particular person had for me.  This person would do anything for me. It really became unhealthy because they would idolize me, and I would idolize everything that I could get out of that person.
I was really focused on manipulating the relationship so that I could gain whatever I wanted out of it, and man I looked like the happiest most fortunate dude on the block.  That was just a facade though because on the real I was never satisfied --always looking for the next thing that I wanted.

The Lord ended up showing me that I was being a huge jerk.  He made it clear that I needed to stop all the nonsense and get myself focused on Him only.  That can sound like a noble calling or revelation, but I was anything but noble.  I did not want to give in to God's will at all. It took me months to work up the courage to make this decision that would shift my life completely into an unknown place, and I was mostly scared that I would be lonely.

I remember praying over and over again for wisdom to know if I really had to stop that relationship in order to do God's will, and then I prayed for strength to go through with it.  I remember pleading with God to comfort me, be there for me, and not leave me hanging in the aftermath.

He was there for everything I needed Him for and more.  Man He just scooped me up, and to be honest I've never felt like He let go of me since. I know He's got me.  (I've felt distant a times, but never felt let-go-of or not-loved)

After experiencing His love and being focused on only needing Him, I can firmly tell you that there is nothing else you need as far as being loved.

And He totally showed me so much grace because He blessed me with another chance with someone else who made my wildest dreams seem tame.  

You see it really is true that when we mess up it's because we are living like we need God and _____(something else) to be happy, satisfied, or complete.

It's God and nothing else.

Faith that God is enough.

FAITH

OBEDIENCE

GOD.


alot of you are living with things or people that you need to give up --and you know you need to give them up, but you're scared.
i know you are because i've been there, and i was scared. I know it's not easy (i don't want to sound like a prick).
but i promise you that it's worth it to give them up.  He says that whoever loses their life for Him, will find life.

lose your life and start over. it's better when it's His way.