I am not sure where this will go. All I know is that I got this one thought that just won't leave me. It comes down to LOVE. You see we are human, we have human nature, but we are a spiritual being in a human form. Jesus was a human, but he also was a spiritual being in a human form. How else would GOD be able to do what he has for us if different. The main keys about this fact is that one, unlike us Jesus was sinless, and two he was all about the LOVE. 
All my days I have been many of both worlds. I have been sinful, angry, I have harbored hatred and looked for revenge. I also was the one to protect, the one who was kind, the shunned one , the bulls eye for torture, the middle man, the lost identity, and the one who always forgave for someone Else's wrongful doings. I have suffered,sacrificed, judged, been judged. I have been cynical, proud, vain and lacked self esteem. But above all ,I have always been able to LOVE. I use to think there was something wrong with me for feeling this way. To see hurt, pain, sadness,anger,rivalry and a lost soul always tore at my heart. I just wanted to fix it for them. I am guilty of always wanting to save someone (this includes animals =) ) from pain, danger,sadness and wrongful treatment. You go after a child or an animal and I am bound to step out of christian hood long enough to put a hurting on you. But I also know that,that is not how Jesus would have done it. However, I would try, with God's grace to stop you in your tracks. Jesus had frustrations.He got angry too and even flipped over tables. But the important thing to remember is the actions and reason's of feelings behind it.
The world is full of people like I have described and much, much worse. Now, I am not saying that my heart desires to LOVE a psycho killer who dismembers people and finds joy out of it. NO, but I will pray for them, I may even be guilty and hide disgust and anger inside my own thoughts because I just can't understand "Why" .But I just have to give that to God and not ask Why. See a lot of people say to me that they disbelieve because of all the bad that goes on in the world. They ask," How does a LOVING God allow such evil"? I don't have that answer. But I do have the faith to trust that he knows the answer and one day will tell us. I also believe that the people asking that question do not understand the two worlds, which are at constant battle. Heaven vs. Hell
No matter what, as I am blessed with a new day; I try to LOVE those I come in contact with. And even those that do not even know I exist. LOVE can be expressed in many ways. There also are many different kinds of LOVE. I LOVE all the ways to LOVE. It can be as simple as smiling at a stranger with a friendly hello. You are acknowledging that they are there and they really do become blessed from your small jester of kindness. I know when someone greets me and smiles , it warms my heart and makes me feel good. 
And then, it can be as big as giving your life for another. In the bible it says many times about LOVING one another. It states in John 13: 34-35 that the number one commandment is to LOVE each other as God has LOVED you and by this others will know you are of him. 
Also, John 15:12-13, My command is this: LOVE each other as I have LOVED you,Greater LOVE has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. He states it twice in the same sentence many times through out the bible. To me that is a simple request with a huge impact. It should be the greatest act among all men. Imagine how much brighter the world would be, how much nicer your day would go and how much more alive we would feel if we could just LOVE one another. 
With LOVE, you have small stepping stones that lead up to the LOVE. You have respect, common courtesy and a genuine liking or concern toward them. You have compassion, kindness and appreciation towards them. You see them as a person with worth,with value,as a gift, and a blessing. You see them for who they are and for who they could be. You don't hold against them in judgement for what they were,who they still are, where they are, where they've been , how far they've come and how far they yet to go. You LOVE them anyway. God LOVES the broken hearted, he LOVES the troubled, he LOVES the righteous, he LOVES the unrighteous, he LOVES lost and he LOVES the found. He really LOVES the unloving enough to use them for his glory. I too LOVE the unloving. For some reason, those are the ones that I attract and I am attracted to. I am drawn to them in ways I can't explain. But I know it is of God's doing. I am not afraid to hug the unclean, to befriend the outcast, to compliment the undesired, and to say something nice to the hater. That one tiny action that took just a second of my time, planted a seed of LOVE and hope in the heart of that person through God. It could have an impact on them in a way we don't even understand or realize. You could change someones life and even save a life by showing LOVE even in it's smallest measure to it's biggest.
Yes, I struggle. We all do. It is hard to LOVE sometimes. As well, it is also hard to be LOVED. No matter it's level of LOVE. But you have to set that aside and remember these two things. One, they are a human being, no different then you or I. Two God LOVES them. He LOVED them enough to give us his only begotten son and set for his son to die for us. Talk about an act of LOVE. There is none greater then this. So why can't we try to do and do with our whole heart the first thing and the one thing he asked us to do if anything? "Just LOVE one another as I have LOVED you." Just try and he will do the rest.
When our hope is hard to find
And our faith is in decline
We need a cause to stand behind - LOVE
We all want the way it feels
Time it comes and time it steals
What remains, what is real - LOVE
There is LOVE
There is forgiveness
There is LOVE in times of need
When life is cold there is a promise
You will never go without...
There is LOVE
It heals the sick
Comforts the weak
Breaks the proud
Raises the meek
In this life no guarantees... LOVE
LOVE is the answer
LOVE will find a way
When we LOVE one another
It's a brighter day ...LOVE
AS Always, CzGirl LOVES YOU !!
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