To You Be The Glory, Lord, In Love

"Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord Your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on to these two commandments'." Matthew 22:37-40

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Sounds simple, huh? 

Love, however, is more complex than we could ever imagine

We must put everything behind God and in front of us. 

In looking back, there should be nothing.... 

and looking forward, there will be everything. 

Everything is a lot:

our future, 

relationships, 

education, 

hobbies, 

dreams, 

and even more. 

What even is love?

One wise man once told me that love was being servant, 

fully serving the other

letting all of their needs go before yours. 

I want to be a servant one day, to love deeply

the way that God intended. 

But, first I must love God. 

We must love God. 

We must talk to him, 

confront him, 

spend time with him, 

be His and only His. 

We must love God before we can love others the way we are called to. 

Be patient, kind

do not envy or boast,

protect, trust, hope, preserver,

and do not let it fail.