Give Out Love

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Doesn't love exist so that it can be given away?  One of the "jobs" of born-again disciples of Jesus is to spend time with him, experience his love, then give it out.  People around us then experience his love through us and the world is changed.  Pretty simple.

Yet we all know it isn't that simple.  Things happen.  Things distract us.  Things bother us.  Things hurt us.  We get disconnected from Jesus and miss out on experiencing his love.  Then we aren't filled up with it to give out.

The beautiful thing is that He's always ready and waiting to reconnect with us.  We come to him, experience his ocean of love that cannot be measured and have more than enough to give.

The part I sometimes find difficult is giving out his love to the ones who need it most.  Sometimes the people who need it most are the very ones I see everyday around the dinner table.

The fact is whether people deserve it or not, we all need the love of God.  And we all know that sometimes we need God's love through people.  I've discovered (and re-discovered) what a joy it is to pour out God's love.  Even when I'm broken and hurting, I can go to God and be satisfied in his presence.  I'm then able to bless my family with God's love even when I'm hurting....it's awesome!