Wear Love

What's up readers?

Hope you've had a great past 24 hours.

Tonight, I just want to share a couple of verses about love.

I have been thinking about love, love for people, for things, for spouses, for children, for God. I think about how we show love, what do you do, or better yet, what don't we do?

Colossians 3:14

- Regardless of what you put on, wear love. It's your basic all purpose garment. Never be without it. -

So how do we wear love? How do we make sure that this is what we are covered in? I always figured that we can't give something we don't have, we can't show people something we haven't been shown, and a lot of the times, people go looking for love in places where they won't end up finding it. You with me here? I have been thinking that in order to really show the love that this verse is talking about we need to encounter it, God's love. A special love that can't be given to us through any other way/thing/place/ritual, then just by spending time with God, and letting Him love on us.

You know, this weekend was Thanksgiving, and my family was home from all over the country, I felt such a "family love" all weekend, and I found that because of that love that I was surrounded in, I was able to give back to my family effortlessly.

However, there is a difference between the love that humans are capable of simply showing, and the love of God. I find that it is so important to daily get that dose of God. Some people are addicted to coffee, grab yourself a cup of java in the morning and you're good to go. Yes, it's corny, but grab yourself a cup of God in the morning, and you will be good to go!

The last part of that verse says, never be without it. I think that that is a tip that sometimes we take for granted, if we listened and obeyed that little phrase, oh the places we'd be.

I'm thinking here.. if we, as a people, decided to not do anything, commit to anything, speak, act, etc., without first being built up in the love of God, we would see a change in how we treat people, in how we react in circumstances, in how we LIVE.

So, my thought is, let's soak up God's love before we dare to produce anything of our own. Once we have experienced our cup of God, or have gotten our morning hug from our Dad, whatever it is, then we are capable of letting our love flourish for the world to see, for the world to experience, and for the world to be effected...

Philippians 1:9-11

- My prayer is that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much, but well. Love appropriately. Use your head so that your love is sincere, and intelligent. Live a lovers life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus would be proud of. -

Let us love.

-Colton