Amazing Love

I haven't posted in a few days because I have been a little busy...loving. That's right...loving.  Love is an action word, something we choose (or choose not) to do. Love is not simply a feeling or emotion, as most like to think. It involves giving of ourselves to another. That is what I've been doing for the past week and a half. We haven't had a baby in our home in almost nine months, and I was beginning to wonder if we would ever have another. And then...suddenly!  We had a "suddenly", by way of a simple phone call. God knew what I needed and when I needed it, and in His Sovereignty He gave us a "suddenly". We were blessed to love and care for little Evan until he went to his forever home, and I am so grateful to be a part of his story; God's story, written long ago. But my love for Evan didn't leave when he did; he will be in my heart forever. And choosing to love those around me is a vital part of everyday existence. Every day is an opportunity to put that love into action. Granted, some days I don't "feel" quite so loving, but I must make a choice. God made a choice long ago to love me, and all of us, and He put that love into action by sending His only Son to die, for me...for us. Talk about action! No greater love has a man that he would lay down his life for a friend. Would you do that? Would I? I can say without hesitation that I would do this for my family, but for a friend? Not so sure. Hard to say. But to think God did it for me, while I was still a sinner. Wow. Now that's amazing love! And I know that it is only by His grace and mercy and filled with His love that I am able to make that choice to love others. Jesus said the greatest commandments were to love Him, and love others. If we truly love Him, it's only natural that we would put that into action and love others...and see them the way He sees them. So let us be challenged to look at everyone we meet through the eyes of Jesus, and love them the way He does. Make the choice and put your love into action. May His amazing love fill us and overflow onto everyone we meet!