Jesus has placed love on my heart lately.
The last few weeks God’s been showing me what it means to love and He’s been showing me what it means to love the way He loves; a serving, selfless love. A love far greater than anything I’ve ever experienced. A love that says, ‘I know you’re my enemy, but I will lay down My life for you.’ a love that knows the betrayal of a kiss is soon coming, yet still washes the feet of the betrayer. A love that looks beyond the scarlet letter, and into the heart of the broken one whose wearing it. A love that sees others needs as greater than His own.
How can I love like this? For the depths of my heart are dark. I’m incapable of learning how to love people like Christ loves me. I was struggling with this issue, wrestling with this thought. But last night I heard this song for the first time and the words were the cry of my heart.
one part of the song sings,
‘Shine your light, I wanna feel you now. God I need a miracle. Take my heart, make it glow. Shine your light from the inside out; I wanna be more like you. If you are the sun, I wanna be the moon. I wanna reflect the light that shines from You.’
The Lord laid these words on my heart like a ton of bricks. He spoke to me so clearly in that moment. I was right! I cannot learn to love like Him. But I can reflect His love. I can be so full of His love that it flows out of my heart to everyone I encounter. My love isn’t enough, but sharing the love He gives me is more than enough. Just like the moon doesn’t produce its own light yet it is completely illuminated as it reflects the sun. The Lord made it clear; I need to reflect the Son.
The last few weeks God’s been showing me what it means to love and He’s been showing me what it means to love the way He loves; a serving, selfless love. A love far greater than anything I’ve ever experienced. A love that says, ‘I know you’re my enemy, but I will lay down My life for you.’ a love that knows the betrayal of a kiss is soon coming, yet still washes the feet of the betrayer. A love that looks beyond the scarlet letter, and into the heart of the broken one whose wearing it. A love that sees others needs as greater than His own.
How can I love like this? For the depths of my heart are dark. I’m incapable of learning how to love people like Christ loves me. I was struggling with this issue, wrestling with this thought. But last night I heard this song for the first time and the words were the cry of my heart.
one part of the song sings,
‘Shine your light, I wanna feel you now. God I need a miracle. Take my heart, make it glow. Shine your light from the inside out; I wanna be more like you. If you are the sun, I wanna be the moon. I wanna reflect the light that shines from You.’
The Lord laid these words on my heart like a ton of bricks. He spoke to me so clearly in that moment. I was right! I cannot learn to love like Him. But I can reflect His love. I can be so full of His love that it flows out of my heart to everyone I encounter. My love isn’t enough, but sharing the love He gives me is more than enough. Just like the moon doesn’t produce its own light yet it is completely illuminated as it reflects the sun. The Lord made it clear; I need to reflect the Son.