I am definitely not the best or most consistent blogger in the world. Point in case...it has been almost 2 years to the day since the last time I blogged. I definitely wish that I had continued blogging during that time as I had so much happen in my life that included losing a job, moving across the country, getting a new job, living with 3 other women I didn't know in a house and now...having now been back home for almost 2 years I guess it is a good time to try and get back in to this.
As believers and followers of Christ, we are called to love each other. That seems like a simple thing, right? Not so much when we are so involved in ourselves, our schedules & our lives. We so desperately want to be loved by those around us, we end up not really loving those around us well sometimes. Love is one of those things that doesn't require a big bank account, fancy clothes or eloquent words.
For those that are struggling today with loving others and putting others ahead of you...you are not alone. Take a small risk for someone today. Ask someone around you, what is happening in their world and really listen. Call or text someone a message that let's them know you are thinking about them. It is a risk to put ourselves out there, but the reward is so worth it.
There are two commands for us as believers...to LOVE the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind & strength and to LOVE our neighbor as ourself. I read this quote from Frederick Buechner and I think you will agree that this is simple and amazing all at once. It says, "wherever people love each other and are true to each other and take risks for each other, God is with them and for them and they are doing God's will."
May we love each other with a reckless abandon :)
