the fury of God's love
True friendship has such depth that oceans can not compare.
Family is a treasured gift from the Hands of the Almighty.
Life is surely more abundant than imagined.
Love is more massive than all comprehension.
I just want to place emphasis on those thoughts. In sharing the grieving process with family and friends I have come to these deeply personal realizations.
"Why does it take something like this to realize how much we take life for granted? Why does this have to happen for us to truly appreciate someone?"
I don't even want to take count of how many times I've heard these comments over the last few days. I'm sure to hear them restated in a multitude of ways tonight at the visitation and tomorrow at the funeral as well.
I've been thinking about this feeling of intense appreciation for life during some personal times. God has led me down a path I was not expecting. I have come to think that life is appreciated to its fullest as we worship God and love others. No, I know that there's no grand revelation here. I simply think that we place the emphasis on the wrong thing as we mourn. We say that we would have done this or that with this person had we known that time was limited. I want to ask the question, "How well did I love the person?" Did this person know that I love her? Did this person know that God loves her? If these questions can be answered in the affirmative, I think we're on the right track.
Here's what God is saying to me...
"Gregg, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Life in all its abundance is within me. As long as you are on this earth you will struggle with appreciating the fullness of life because you see through a foggy window. Gregg, I am Love. You can love someone to the greatest measure of which you are capable and still find that you could love her more when faced with the loss. So strive to be one with me. Walk the path of true love and life. In doing so you will share my love with those I love. They will know that we love them and life will be as I intend it. Do not neglect opportunities to express love and appreciation. For these are genuine acts of worship. Be love as I am Love."
Andrew Peterson wrote in a song about God shaking the earth at the crucifixion. He asked if it was from the fury of God's anger or the fury of God's love.
God's furious love.
There is something about the thought of God having such a love that can be measured in intensity with fury that stirs my innermost being. I want to love others with the fury of the love of God. Intense. White-hot. Agape beyond all other love.
Have you loved anyone furiously lately?
Family is a treasured gift from the Hands of the Almighty.
Life is surely more abundant than imagined.
Love is more massive than all comprehension.
I just want to place emphasis on those thoughts. In sharing the grieving process with family and friends I have come to these deeply personal realizations.
"Why does it take something like this to realize how much we take life for granted? Why does this have to happen for us to truly appreciate someone?"
I don't even want to take count of how many times I've heard these comments over the last few days. I'm sure to hear them restated in a multitude of ways tonight at the visitation and tomorrow at the funeral as well.
I've been thinking about this feeling of intense appreciation for life during some personal times. God has led me down a path I was not expecting. I have come to think that life is appreciated to its fullest as we worship God and love others. No, I know that there's no grand revelation here. I simply think that we place the emphasis on the wrong thing as we mourn. We say that we would have done this or that with this person had we known that time was limited. I want to ask the question, "How well did I love the person?" Did this person know that I love her? Did this person know that God loves her? If these questions can be answered in the affirmative, I think we're on the right track.
Here's what God is saying to me...
"Gregg, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Life in all its abundance is within me. As long as you are on this earth you will struggle with appreciating the fullness of life because you see through a foggy window. Gregg, I am Love. You can love someone to the greatest measure of which you are capable and still find that you could love her more when faced with the loss. So strive to be one with me. Walk the path of true love and life. In doing so you will share my love with those I love. They will know that we love them and life will be as I intend it. Do not neglect opportunities to express love and appreciation. For these are genuine acts of worship. Be love as I am Love."
Andrew Peterson wrote in a song about God shaking the earth at the crucifixion. He asked if it was from the fury of God's anger or the fury of God's love.
God's furious love.
There is something about the thought of God having such a love that can be measured in intensity with fury that stirs my innermost being. I want to love others with the fury of the love of God. Intense. White-hot. Agape beyond all other love.
Have you loved anyone furiously lately?
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