Out of love  – You were created to love and be loved!  In happiness – You were created to get and give happiness!  Through generosity you were created to give and receive generously!  You were created to be forgiven, so that you might forgive!  You were created to trust and be trusted!   You are not an accident or a freak of nature.  You are a living, breathing, special creation of God.

The world that we live in causes us to miss these grand simple pleasures of our Creator.  We are confused about who we are and what we are to do, but get so caught up in our own egos, that I pride keeps us from doing anything of merit!

If we are not careful, we become isolated and begin to devalue the most basic of human values.  We were created for relationship.  We need to do life with others.  Scientific fact had revealed through reams of data that intimacy with others is necessary to sustain a good and productive life.

There is an amazing healing available in relationship.  Taking the time to laugh with others, cry with others, touch and be touched by others can bring physical, mental and spiritual well-being.  We were created to relate.  We were created to take care of one another as family.  We were created to walk through life in meaningful friendship.  We were created to come together with others and blend into something more meaningful and powerful, as we live in commitment to one another’s well-being!

You were not created for hate, for hate is the absence of love!  You were not created for fear, for fear is the absence of faith!  You were not created for loneliness, for loneliness is the absence of togetherness!  You were not created for hurt, because hurt is the absence of healing!

You have a choice to make!  You can do what you were created to do, or you can keep going wherever the world pushes you.  You can experience the blessing and fulfillment that flow from living according to a higher purpose or take what you get from being manipulated by the world that you live in!  It’s your choice – you decide!

Don’t just think about it do it!

That good deed that you’ve been thinking about doing, don’t just think about it – do it!

The forgiveness you’ve been thinking about asking for, don’t just think about it – do it!

The love you’ve been thinking about sharing, don’t just think about it – do it!

The encouraging word you’ve been thinking about giving, don’t just think about it – do it!

The ministry you need to give to and get involved with, don’t just think about it – do it!

The thing you’ve been putting off, don’t just think about it – do it!

The thing you are thinking about right now, don’t just think about it – do it!

Action creates results.  Right action creates success.  God created you to act and be successful, so do what God created you to do today.  Don’t wait – do it!

Love is an amazing and wonderful gift!  Our Creator has blessed us with the ability to love and be loved. (Stop for a minute and think about that last statement – AMAZING!)  We all have a little taste of this, some more than others!  Most of us know what it is to love and be loved and when we stop and think about it, really think about it – Love is a good thing!  We get a little bit of this, but we do not accept and utilize this great gift as we could and should.

Call it what you want – love, compassion, tenderness, sharing and caring.  Whatever you call it, it is one of the most vital qualities that we have been blessed with.  Life would be empty and meaningless without it!  While we know what it is, have experienced a bit of it and know that it is a good and special thing, we have gotten lazy and apathetic about its cultivation and care.

We know how important and special love is, but we spend little time, energy and thought in trying to develop and grow it.  We almost have the attitude of:  “I’ll love if I have time, or if I want to and if someone wants to love me back then that will be fine!”  Love does come and go freely, but it is also something that we need to nurture and take care of!

I guess I am writing this post today, because I know that love is something that I need to think more about and work harder for!  I need to get better at giving and receiving this amazing gift!  I am very thankful for the love that I share and have shared, but I am not satisfied.  I know that I can love more and I can love better!

I have had the opportunity this week to love and be loved and I like it!  As I look back on my life I have noticed that in my busyness, I have missed so many opportunities to love and be loved; and I am going to try to stop missing the opportunities and grab them in the days ahead!  Watch out – this lover is on the loose!