Sweet Girls

I have two sweet girls. I love them. Now, don't get me wrong. They have their moments (many moments at times) where they come near close to driving me crazy, but they are still my sweet girls.

Tinleigh is now almost 6 and 1/2. She loves God so much and it is evident in her heart and love for other people. She has witnessed more lately to others than I have. She is precious. She has also come to the knowledge that it is so good to please me and her Daddy. She glows when she has done something well and we praise her. She smiles from ear to ear in the adoration we are giving her. But the thing is is that she is doing these wonderful things to please us and not for her own glory. I love that.

In the same way, this is why we as Christians strive to live our daily lives for the Lord. Each day I want to bring Him glory in any way and all ways that I can. I look to Him for guidance and try my very hardest to follow through with what He has enabled me to do. I want love to be in my heart and on my tongue at all times. I want to always be looking forward to Jesus' return so that I will receive that crown in heaven. I hope that I am living a life that Jesus is proud of. I hope I will have so many crowns when I reach that City. Because I cannot wait to fall at Jesus' feet and lay them all down for Him. I want Him to smile from ear to ear and say with the love like no other, "Good job. You did it. I love you."

I can hardly wait to hear the holy roar of the angels and saints singing, "Holy, holy, holy". I can hardly wait to see my Jesus face to face. GLORY!

'Tis better to have loved and lost....

Man, this thought has been on my heart for a few weeks now. Would it be better if we all just kept to ourselves and did not let the possibility of loving another individual happen? Of course not. We love from the moment we are born. We love our moms and dads. We love our grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, etc. But when we open ourselves up to others outside of our family, are we just waiting for disaster to occur? I absolutely do not think so.

Have you ever had someone come into your life that you thought was absolutely unloveable? Someone who you by chance met or maybe just an aquaintence of a friend, but they seemed unworthy of love? Or someone who had done something so dispicable that you felt didn't deserve YOUR love?

Paul insists that "love believes all things" (1Corinthians 13:7). Love believes in people. It can see the potential in them. It believes that God can take the most unattractive and unworthy person and turn that person into a masterpiece of beauty and grace.

But we are given brains from the Lord. We have to be aware of danger when we see it coming, and become "as wise as serpents" (Matthew 10:16) Sometimes we have to exhibit tough love to irresponsible and foolish people, but we can be too guarded and distrustful.

I truly believe it is better to believe in someone and have your heart broken than to have no heart at all. When I stand before the Lord one day I hope He will say to me that I have loved too many rather than I have loved too few.

Love NEVER fails.