God's Love

What is God’s love to you? To me it is like a solid steady oak tree. It is always there covering us with its shade and offering us peaceful music as the wind blows through the leaves. Since everyone has their own description of God’s love how do we show this to others? Jesus says the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all of your heart, all of your mind, all of your soul, and all of your strength. He also says the next greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:30-31). The only way to love your neighbor as yourself is to be a servant to them. If we are hungry, we get something to eat. Why wouldn’t we also fix food for the sick and needy? If we need clothes, we go shopping. Why wouldn’t we shop for others too? A servants attitude does not come over night (I really hoped it would). We have to practice and pray every day. It is not natural for us to put our own needs to the side, so serving will feel very odd at first. This is a life long journey to become more like Christ.