Galations 5:6

”..What is important is faith expressing itself in love.”

Faith is so important. It can heal, bring life, change lives, move mountains; anything. It is powerful. It is real. It is honest. It is essential in one’s life.

It’s so easy for me to forget what Jesus did for me. He willingly gave up his life to save me from utter death & destruction. He did it in love. I need to remind myself constantly of what He did: not to guilt myself, but to remember why I even have faith.

However, faith isn’t important if there is no love. Love covers all things. Love is the center of you and me. It’s the only reason you & I exist. No, I dont mean your parents having sex or ‘making love.’ I mean the love that God had to even create each one of us. He didn’t have to. But he wanted to! He loved you even before you were created. I wish everyone - including myself - actually knew what that meant. It’s too much for us to grasp.

Do all things in love. Live a life full of love. Let love be the reason for every action, thought, and word. It’s not about perfection. It’s not about a check list. It’s about your heart.

Galations 4:9
“So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again to become slaves once more to the weak & useless spiritual principles of this world?”

It’s so easy to give in. Love in this society isn’t looked upon as a good thing. If you were to express love to someone who isn’t ‘up to par,’ you would surely feel the consequences. But we dont live for this world! :D Thank God. This world scares me sometimes. It’s selfish & hurtful. But we aren’t bound by this standard, we are called for something different. We have a purpose!! To love those around us and to love ourselves. But more importantly, love God.

And once we truly fall in love with God, we begin to experience change in our whole lives. We love & respect ourselves and we love those around us. We aren’t perfect all of a sudden, but we have a reason to live.

Love is the basis for life. Keep loving as a lifestyle.

Love because God loves us first.. even when we don’t love him back.