What makes it hard for you to Love?
Frustration? Pain? I
know that when I’m in pain, whether it is emotional pain or physical pain, I
get too caught up in myself to let love flow. My words are sharp, and short. When
I’m late and the traffic is slow, or even when I’m late due to my own
procrastination, frustration moves to the fore. I don’t get road rage, exactly,
but I’m definitely not loving those folks around me in their vehicles. I most
often find that love doesn’t flow from me because I’m not loving myself: I have
lost touch with how much God loves me. If (or when) I become aware of my
negative attitudes towards myself, and begin to pay attention to God’s love,
then I become loving. It’s that continual returning to God and the love flowing
between us, that opens us all up to loving God and loving all others. It’s a
discipline that I have yet to master: living in an awareness of God’s love for
His creation, including myself.
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