Hi!! With all of the talk about love this week with our Valentine Giveaway…I couldn’t end the week without talking about my most intimate lover…Jesus Christ. My relationship with Jesus is one of such acceptance, such depth, such purity, such trust, such , such completeness…oh gosh…there really aren’t words that can describe it! It is so amazing and so humbling to be loved in the way that Jesus loves me.
He has been with me in the darkest, most horribly difficult times in my life. He has been and is with me in the most joyful in my life!!! I have survived horrible times of depression and abuse only through the power of His love in my life. My heart overflows with love that is a gift from Him that it brings tears to my eyes just trying to describe it to you.
Sadly, there are times in my life when I get busy with the activity and stress of the daily tasks I am dealing with and don’t really think about the immensity of that Love. I am ashamed to say that there are moment that I take if for granted now and then. We all do to some extent. But you know what? Jesus loves us even then!
Jesus regularly pulls me out of depressions, anxiety attacks, sadness, irrational fear, or flashbacks. I can feel myself and my mind spirally downward (one of the difficult parts of having bipolar disorder) and it is Jesus that pulls me up and out of it…taking my hand and gently comforting me, reminding me that I am not alone. It is those times when I take some time to rest in His incredible arms and just hold on for dear life. It is there that I am completely secure. True and complete security only comes from Him.
In the past, I have tried to find my security in material things, in relationships, in recognition or other things. That security was a false security and it fell away and I felt alone and helpless once again.
But it was when I realized that I am nothing without my Savior, Jesus…when I realized the depth of His amazing and complete Love…that I found and experienced true hope, true joy, true peace, and TRUE LOVE!!!
The love we experience in our human relationships, although incredibly wonderful….is only a teaspoon of the love we experience when we have a love relationship with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. After all, God is Love! The love we have for each other comes from Him!
I am so in love with Will, my wonderful fiancée that it is hard to describe!! But I know, that the love we have for each other comes from our love that we experience with our Savior. Every day we learn more about how to love each other. We learn that from our Lord Jesus. Out of love we work on serving each other. We learn that servant love from Jesus…as didn’t only talk about it He served His disciples so that they would learn to serve one another in Love.
So…during the Valentine time of year…what an incredible opportunity we have to share the perfect Love of Christ Jesus with each other. The one thing that no one can deny is how God’s love has changed or affected you and your life.
Who can you share that amazing story with? That my friends is your testimony! How God is present in your daily walk.
We would love to hear a little bit of your story…it might be a huge change that happened in your life….it might be a realization that opened your eyes in a simple way. Whatever it is…we would be honored to hear about it….please tell us a bit in a comment below….
If you have not experience the Love that I am talking about…if you want to know more…if you have questions…please contact Will or I on our contact pages or leave a comment that you would like us to contact you.
Remember ….today is the last day to enter our Valentine $25 Wal-Mart Card Giveaway…your comment is your entry. You have until midnight tonight to enter the drawing. We will draw a name first thing in the morning and post the winner on our blog and contact them by email as well. Good luck everyone!!
And I would like to thank you SO much for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us in your comments over this last week. We would love to keep hearing from you no matter what the article is. Your thoughts, experiences, and opinions matter to us!
So….what is your story?…..share it in your comments here….
