I had a great weekend. I took the weekend off, sent the kids to my Mom, and spent my time reading, watching movies, and doing as little as I could possibly get away with doing.
Yes, there were things I probably should have been doing. For those of you that may have been waiting for me to finish something for you, I apologize. It will get done. And I feel certain that it will get done when it’s supposed to get done. But, I needed this weekend. This weekend, although it may have seemed wasted to some, was totally inspired.
I finished at least 4 books, watched at least 4 or 5 movies, and spent countless hours just thinking or meditating about what I felt God was trying to teach me and tell me through all these books, movies, and circumstances that I’ve been placed in lately. I just want to know truth. I want to know what God wants me to know about abundance and my purpose on this earth.
It all came down to love. And then, as life started back after the holiday weekend, I attended my prosperity class and what do you suppose the lesson was about? Of course. Love. Everything I did over the weekend and even all day yesterday pointed to love. So, I know that must be the lesson that God is showing me.
Without love, nothing is meaningful. Without love, I will never find abundance. Without love, life is not life.
So, what did I learn about love?
- God is love. I could just stop here. Isn’t that all we really need to know about life? If God is love, then love should be my highest priority. If God is love, then I should spend all my time giving and receiving love. But, even these three words really demand more meditation to fully understand their meaning.
- All of 1 Corinthians 13. Read the chapter. I can not say it any better than that chapter. Read it. Read it again. Meditate on it. Read it again. Read it every day. Live by it. It really is what life is ALL about.
- We, as Americans and maybe the whole world, have taken the word love and watered it down and given it so many contexts that it’s hard to really understand the true meaning of the word. We love everything from our children to mashed potatoes and everything in between. We love football and our parents. But what does the TRUE meaning of love really mean? God. Unconditional, giving, sharing love. Not sex. Not like. Not tolerate. Not attracted to. But, deep-down, God-inspired, unattached, unconditional want-only-good for the other person.
- Love isn’t love until I give it away. You’ve probably heard this before, but the giving of love gives me more intense feeling than the receiving of love. My unconditional love says that I will give you love regardless of whether you return it or not. And I am still fulfilled regardless of how you respond to my love.
- Jesus tells me to love my neighbor as I love myself. I can not love my neighbor until I love myself first. I won’t have love to give if I don’t love myself. And I’m not talking about the same kind of love that I have for pizza. I’m talking about REALLY loving myself unconditionally and giving to myself.
- I must love the other person more than I love being right. People are more important than my pride and ego. As a matter of fact, I don’t think love is really love until I get rid of the pride and ego anyway.
- I will never reach abundance or prosperity without love first. Again, God is love. And He tells me that if I seek His kingdom and His righteousness (way of doing things) first, then everything else will be added to me.
There are many other lessons about love that I’m sure I will be touching on later. But, my time for today is running short. I really do have other things that MUST be done that I didn’t do over the weekend. And much of the lessons about love are still sinking in deep. They are rolling around in my head and my heart trying to figure out a way to express themselves in words. They will come. I feel sure of that.
Until then, meditate on love. Read about love. Express love. Do love. Be love. For God is love. Love is everything.
