Love...

1st John 4:17: In 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.

I have read of God's love and have tasted small doses of it...as much as He thinks I can handle. I have now put my trust in His love...after months...nay years of learning about Him, from Him, and experiencing His love. I want God to live in me and thus live in love. So why is it so hard for me to love? The reason I have to ask that question is an answer to it. I try to love. You may read that sentence and think, 'well how can trying to love be a bad thing?' It's not the act that makes it bad...its the fact that we think we need to try. Let me explain...I don't think it should be an act. I guess it may start out that way as we are earnestly trying to serve Him but it should never be easy or hard to love someone. It should just.......be. Just as the air enters our nostrils with every breath we take....love should emanate from every Christian outwards to the world. We ought to remember that God is love...and as we are becoming more like Him in this journey of life, we should also become....love. It should be part of our essence, our being...our self. I can't help but equate it to the moon. The moon reflects the glory of the sun at night. The moon shines brightly because of its source. We can reflect the glory of The Son. Our source is Jesus Christ and we should reflect His glory, His essence, His being...which is love. Make no mistake that people who aren't Christ followers may be able to dish out love...but they must work at it...they must try. Unfortunately, they have never tasted of God's love personally or truly experienced it and they can't walk in it. But we who are Christians can and MUST walk in it. 1st John 4:17 promises that as we live in God, our love grows more perfect...again it becomes apart of us and we don't' have to try so hard...we become love...as hippieish as that may sound. If you find yourself trying...stop. As you begin to realize His love for you, it becomes natural...it becomes a part of you...it becomes you. Yes, God is love and we can be all about love too!! YES, LORD, LET US BE LOVE!!