Loving each other better

I love that this is like a journal that I can keep and go back to every once in a while and see how amazing this trip has already been for me. I am blessed to see how receptive people are to me and how they all desire to have me come back and be apart of what they are doing. I am so blessed. Man, we could take a lesson from these people. They LOVE me without question, hesitation, suspicion and all the other things that us as westerners allow to get in the way of us caring for others. Whether it be mistrust, hurt, protection of the REAL us, or whatever the case may be, I know that we could take a lesson in love. It even is shown in the way they greet each other. They kiss the cheek of someone who they don't even know, just to greet them, I think we have gotten so far away from that and it makes me sad. I know that I wasn't raised in the polynesian culture, but I have it within me to be that kind of a person to others. Someone who loves boundlessly, freely, fearlessly, recklessly abandon my inadequacies and LOVE unconditionally. This has been a challenge this past summer because there were times I did NOT want to love people. There were times I just wanted to go and do my own thing, and allow the hurt to take over, but that isn't what God has called us to do. He calls us to LOVE, Especially when it hurts. He was the perfect example of that when He decided to go to the Cross and give up His life for us. What makes us so sure that we are better than that, that when we are hurt we don't have to love? What makes me think that I am better than Jesus and I don't deserve to be treated a certain way? What is it that has taught me that I am not deserving of death and hell? Honestly, I think when we get hurt we react and don't just let it sink in and just LOVE through it. I am not sure what it is that makes me think that, but I know that I want to try and change that. I know that I want to respond to things the way Jesus did and I want to learn how to love MORE LIKE BREATHING while I am here. Dear Lord, Please allow us to truly embrace each other and LOVE others better. I know that you can change us from the inside out, so that is my prayer. Please allow us to love unconditionally, fearlessly, and with Reckless Abandon. We Love you!!! So today my challenge is, if you have someone or people that need your love. JUST LOVE! No holding back, no question, and no reservation. We can all do that better.

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Anonymous said…
Ok so where is your update I read them everyday? Is everything ok? Luv Lu
October 2, 2011 at 9:05 PM
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