A LOVELY MELODY

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13

Camp Zampa, Okinawa Japan

On a weekday afternoon, as I was driving back home from a long day of crazy errands and the boy's slept in their car seats on back. I began to ponder a question, which now begins my every morning, 'Lord, show me what you created me to be today?'. On this particular morning, however, I had no word back. See God usually prompts me with something like 'smile at somebody' or deeper yet 'show grace'. But like I said before this was a peculiar day; therefore, a very unusual outcome. The afternoon unfolded itself with an answer in a lovely melody, Love Come to Life by Big Daddy Weave on klove radio. On a side note I love klove. And thus begins my word of the day which made me weep so deeply because I knew God was up to something...wonderful.

Bring Your love to life inside of me 
Why don't You break my heart 'til it moves my hands and feet 
For the hopeless and the broken 
For the ones that don't know that You love them 
Bring Your love to life inside of me 

 God showed me His love and better yet showed me how to love. He said to express all of His love through everything I do. Like the simple tasks of child caring, washing laundry, even washing dishes. He said to LOVE. Love through cooking, trust me, just love. Love my sweet  daughter through your hi's and goodbye's, love through your smile, love through a phone conversation--i tell you just love. It's difficult, no? To love. In Greek the word love is Agape which can be translated as a 'sacrificial love'. Only God knows this kind of love, the love He has for His children. John 3:16 depicts the most truest of Agape love for us..."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." My heart yearns to continue to learn God's love because through it it has casted all of my fears away. Through His love it has made me love myself, my husband and my children. Through His amazing love I can love my neighbors and better yet my enemies. On that strange day, I was challenged to give it my all and just Love because..."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" 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. So my challenge for today my dear readers is to Love, go ahead don't be afraid you will LOVE the outcome.