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January 2nd - the thing about love

In June of 2018, I decided to study the concept of Love. One of the things I learnt is that love is not love without the element of choice.

Daddy's love for us is evident in the power He gives us to either accept or reject his Love.

I love the movie, "The Shack" because it answers the question," Why do bad things happen to good people?" The core of the answer to this question is the element of CHOICE. 

Beloved, God loves us all. He made us in His image and He tells us that even if our earthly mothers will forget us, He won't. Even as He loves us, He doesn't force us to love Him back. He allows us to make that decision ourselves. 

The thing about love is that choice is a very important thing...

I have learnt that in our human relationships, we cannot stop people from loving us or falling in love with us but we have a choice to make whether to accept that love or not to accept it. 

An important key I have learnt and am still learning is not to make a choice to accept one's love because he/she gives it. Rather, I must accept the love of another because I am willing to give it back. 

Love gives.

Love is a choice you make. At the same time, loves calls on us to place on our shoulders, garments of selflessness as we think of the other person. 

As a young lady, I am learning that the fact that love is thrown at me does not mean I must accept them all. I must make the choice based on what God has said and on who I am (Daddy's verdict Is the final say). Also, the choice must be made on my readiness to risk giving love to the person and on the willingness to give in an equal measure or even more.

Selah...
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  1. Eric Gaba27 April 2019 at 16:01

    "An important key I have learnt and am still learning is not to make a choice to accept one's love because he/she gives it. Rather, I must accept the love of another because I am willing to give it back." ---This part is gold for me.
    Thanks, God's errand girl, for sharing so liberally.

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