Day 28 of 31 Days of Chasing THE Light
Love Light
So when I struggle with my morning and I
move throughout my day in my own strength – my son prints off messages from his
computer. His little thoughts…typed and
printed out over and over. Running down
the stairs, he is so eager to get his messages off the printer. After about 20
pages of two to three sentences that say things like, “The dog is blue. Mommy
is the best. 2+2=4.” And so on…I tell him that it’s time to stop printing for now. He says, “Just one more Mommy? This one is
for you and it’s important.” Ok, how can I resist him, “Sure, one more!” I go
back to responding to my email in my rushed state. He’s gone for about 5 minutes and then I hear
the printer start. Running down the
stairs he yells, “Don’t read it…let me read it to you because it’s for you!” He
pulls the paper off and reads: “I can see our JOY. His name is Jesus. He is the
Son of God!”
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“This is love: not that we loved God,
but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1
John 4:10 (NIV)
It’s a cool cloudy morning.
This is how the week begins. It’s hard for me to get motivated because I
would rather stay in bed a little longer. But, I drag myself out of bed and
start scrolling through my mental to-do list. I’m tired and scrolling before I
even speak to Him.
“Whatever
you water will grow.” ~Sally Clarkson
We make choices every day and we are given the choice on
how to live every day. Do we choose to love Him or do we seek other things to
love? Do we choose to be in control or let Him do the heavy lifting for us?
Ephesians 5: 1-2 (from the MSG) says, “Watch what God does, and
then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents.
Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of
love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant.
He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of
himself to us. Love like that.”
Sounds so simple doesn’t it? Watch what
He does and then do it! Keep company with Him. I want to love like that.
My son…my little man…wakes me up from my
rushed trance into His presence.
He loves us so much that He sent His
Son. He used my son to bring me a message from Him. “Wake up Michelle, listen to your son…he has
a message for you from Me.”
In order to love like He does…we need to
watch what He does. We need to learn from Him. Keep company with Him and give
His love to those around us. See Him in
the eyes staring back at you today. Shine so bright that those around you will
see His love light.
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