Food for Thought

The bible says that faith at its strongest can move mountains.  It also says that love is even greater than faith.  Imagine the endless possibilities for love.  Perhaps if faith can move mountains, love can change the world.

I want to change the world.  Perhaps, this is not out of the realm of possibilities for me.  I have always been someone who sought after love, and wanted to love others.  Before I came to Christ, I was unable to fully understand the true depth and form of love.


4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  1 Corinthians 13: 4-7.

This sort of love would seem almost impossible, except it is actually quite plausible.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.  Against such things there is no law.  Galatians 5: 22-23.

True biblical love is possible for those whom the spirit of God dwells within.  It is time to take up our crosses, not to live impoverished lives or to cast out demons and do great works, but to do the greatest work of all, to love.  The bible lets us know that we cannot buy our way into heaven with acts, and while it also says acts are proof of fruit bore...it also lets us know that on judgement day those who prophesied and cast out demons will be crying out for the Lord, but He will say to them, "depart from me, I never knew thee."

We cannot get so focused on our acts that we forget to love and have faith.  Our acts can distract us from our true mission.  The first two commandments are to love God, and love thy neighbor.  It doesn't say tolerate your neighbor...or be courteous to his face, it says LOVE.  How many of us, can say we love all our neighbors in the true biblical sense?  If not, we are failing our mission here people.




 I have always called myself the "optimistic hopeless romantic"  well, I have decided to change my self-dubbed title to "optimistic HOPEFUL romantic."  Perhaps