True Valentine

Written Feb.14, 2011

 A week ago  my pastor showed us a video from his daughter Emily that really made me think about love.  For a while, I myself have been struggling with the concept of "Love". Love now has a different word in my vocabulary, Give.Give everything, Give up!  Before it was just a feeling for me, something that I felt I had to have. I always focused on what I loved and who loved me that I didn't put my whole focus on the only LOVE, Christ.  It was all about me, myself, and I. I  didn't realize to truly love the Lord I had to GIVE Him my ALL.  Sure, I knew that was the greatest commandment. The verse "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, with all your mind, and all your strength" has been engraved in my brain since I was a small girl. But it wasn't till recently that I learned the full meaning...All.  All my strength, all my mind, all my soul, all my heart... That's a lot. Before, I didn't give it my all. It was only 75% some of the time, and that is not enough. I struggled with the idea that with love I will get attention. Like Emily, I tried to fight in. Tried to impress people with the my words, my actions, and even my appearance. Now, love is all about how much I can give to God, my all, everything that I am and everything that defines me. It is really cool to think about His love and how I have the capabilities to  spread His love. With that being said, I have the wonderful opportunity to spread God's love to beautiful children in Guatemala. God has been working on my heart this year about Love and what He wants me to do after high school, and His timing is perfect. In exactly 39 days, I will be in Guatemala working in an orphanage with a couple other ladies. I always wanted to go to a foreign country, but I never expected this. I am going to try my hardest to give 100%(my All) to Christ now, when I am down there, and when I return. It is going to take a lot of work and it may be hard, but I am going to do it! That is what love is about. I am going to GIVE my ALL! Today as it is the day of Love, think about the ONE TRUE LOVE, God! Thank him for everything because without Him we wouldn't be able to love, without Him we wouldn't be here. Please pray for me that I will continue to give my all  for Christ  now, as I am in Guatemala, and after that. Also pray for those beautiful children in Guatemala!

Thanks! We have a BIG God! <3