Love beyond words...

It stirs in the very depths of my heart.  It always has.  It always will.

There's never a moment when we should stop sharing God's love.  Each moment is a gift and an opportunity we will never relive.

Yet...we miss these opportunities far too often.  Rather than commend, we criticize.  Rather than ask, we are apathetic.  Rather than encourage, we exclude.  Rather than glorify, we gossip.  Rather than care, we condemn.  Rather than reach out, we run down.  Rather than love....we lose a moment to touch a life...perhaps forever. 

I wonder what would happen if we became more aware of the importance of each moment we have and each person placed in our path.  What would happen if we extended this beyond special seasons and celebrations, making it a daily practice?  Would it change other lives?  Would it change us?  Would it reflect His love much more genuinely and effectively than words alone?

Today I thank God for His faithfulness in loving me.  Today I realize that the best way to show my gratitude to Him is to love others.  May I remember that He is God...and I am not.  May my life and my love be all about Him...and not about me.  May I love...every moment.♥~thl

"May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.  May He strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the Presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all His holy ones."  1 Thessalonians 3: 12>13