My Love Life

It's that time of year where people are reflecting on what has passed and looking toward the future and what the new year will bring.

This is the time of year when we grab that journal or notebook paper and begin to write out our short term and long term goals. As I sit at my table and look out the window I feel a sense of joy and peace. My 2010 was a great year! I truly have no complaints about how things went and I'm even more excited about my next year than any other time I can remember in my life. God is doing amazing things and I'm reminded of the word He spoke to me ever so sweetly.. "A Pure Heart brings forth my blessings"

And so... My only true Goal or "Resolution" is this... To Walk In Love.

For every New Beginning there has to be a closure. and so I close the door to the past, the old way of living, the old way of thinking, my old friendships and even my conclusions. I'm asking God to help me end this year right so my new beginning is exactly that... NEW!  A clean slate.

I want to walk in Love in ALL areas and in all things. We say "God is Love" and that becomes such a cliche, but it's not a cliche... it's the TRUTH. GOD.... IS.... LOVE... and Anything you or I do outside of LOVE goes unrecognizable in heaven. If our motives for doing what we do is not based solely in love, it's a DEAD work!

I really got that revelation deep down in my spirit. How many things do we do to "seem" like something, or to get a "thank you" or to appear brilliant, or to prove our worth, or to 'rub in the noses' of people who we dislike, or to receive a title, or to be seen, and the list goes on and on. If you are doing ANYTHING for any of those purposes.. It's a dead work!

That's why in Matthew 7:21-23 it says
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

That's a harsh thing Some would choose to NOT believe that God is capable of rejecting someone. But If the things we do.. "tho good" are based on anything outside of LOVE then He WILL say this to you. He can only accept Himself! All the things I listed above are based in self and Pride! (that's not God) God is looking for Himself inside of You and I

I believe God is holding a book and He's reading it, basing our inheritance on what He's reading. I believe that book is called "The Book of MOTIVES"  Man can not always read our motives or know the intentions of our heart, but God does. He sees and He knows.   I have been reminded of this truth time and time again because my heart above all else is to please God and to live a life of LOVE and whenever I miss it or am getting off track He gently reminds me of my error and corrects me so I can continue to live right before Him.

"A defining moment is created by the attitude of your heart"

A TRUE christian doesn't just love those who love them back. A TRUE christian Loves everyone (even their enemies) But I think even deeper than that is the attitude and heart that Jesus has and continues to have. LOVE (not because its a chore or obligation or a threat that "IF I DON'T I WON'T GO TO HEAVEN) But LOVE... Because ... Period!

Imagine................ having no one's imperfections bother you (selah)

yep.. even those ugly people. I recently heard Ivan Tate say: The purpose of ugly people is to deliver you from self.  When God wants to change you, He tells you to reach out and love someone you dislike. When God wants to promote you, He sends someone to offend you. (In all 3 cases, how we handle it and our obedience will determine whether or not we are delivered, changed, and promoted)

I've decided to forgive those who have hurt me. (Forgiveness is Divine Amnesia) Not the fake stuff we give off, but a true forgiveness that when I see you again, there's no awkwardness or a record of all your wrong running through my head. and I'm making Love my Life!

I pray that whatever you're being challenged in your heart to change, fix, reconcile, or let go of that you'll have the strength and faith through Christ to be able to do that. I also pray that everything we do in the remainder of this year and throughout the course of our lives will be done with the motive of L.O.V.E.

LOVE is a command. We don't have the choice or option and if we desire to please God we must keep His commands.

John 13:35 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. ³⁵ By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Happy Holidays!

Alisa