she was given a day of grace and apparently that still wasn't enough to motivate her to post. :( sorry guys, i have no excuse. and yes. i will be doing the punishment, it'll be good for me to be forced to do quiet time every day hahah.
the passage i want to share from is 1 John 4 - i know it was from a couple days ago (for those of us who are following the brp), but it really spoke to me when i was reading it and so i thought i would share it here. some verses that really stuck out to me:
11Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 17In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. 18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
the entire passage really spoke to me, and i feel these two verses basically summarize what i got out of it. when we truly believe in Jesus, God, who is love, will come live in us. thus we will have "perfect love": through the Holy Spirit we can stand firm in our knowledge that God loves us so much, and therefore we do not need to be afraid of judgment day (which is what i took "fear" and "punishment" to mean in v. 18. i don't know if i'm right or not though hahah). through having this perfect love within us, we can now love each other, and this is the way she show the world who God is.
i've been really convicted to love people genuinely, to abide in God, to actively fight to say "yes Lord, i believe that you love me, and that i can trust you completely." (incidentally, carol sent me this website that so far has been pretty awesome, and i really like what the author had to say about intimacy with God: http://www.tasteheavennow.net/understanding_yourself/intimacy_with_god.htm.
as to how i've been, i just finished my stats 350 exam today! i finished early, so hopefully that is a good sign hahaha. God has really been speaking to me through his word, and challenging me to not be afraid to dig deeper, because God's word better be able to intense scrutiny.
ok, that's all for now! i'll see you tomorrow while i do my post hahah. :)
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its interesting to think of God as love becuase it seems like societys definition of love has gotten so skewed today. i think beacuse of this i dont really understand the depth of Gods love as it is "perfect". THe examples of love i see in my life all are tainted in some way, shape or form.
ReplyDeleteIf Gods love is perfect, how awesome would it be to experience it up close and intimatelY?!