Learning to love like Jesus
Life is tough. There will always be people you struggle with… you’re not going to get along with everyone. I’ve always done my best to stick with the people I identify with; who are compatible with me. Over the past year, God has placed me into situations where I’m with people I wouldn’t normally hang out with. And not just a little bit of time… He’s made them a part of my day-to-day life. I love it…. I mean, I struggle with it, but it’s my challenge. What can I learn from being around so many different kinds of people and different personalities? God’s amazing love for every single one of us! I’ve been praying about this a lot lately… sometimes I just don’t want to put in the effort to love people… I want to coast, to hang with people like me. I find myself avoiding people I don’t automatically click with. But I’ve really been hit like a ton of bricks about that over the past few days. God doesn’t call me to stay comfortable… or only love the people who love me. He calls me to love everyone. It makes so much sense… Why wouldn’t I? I mean, after all, we’re all created just as God wants us. He didn’t make a mistake. If I don’t show love to someone because I don’t particularly mesh with them, I’m distinctly saying God’s creation isn’t good enough. I’m not saying that I have to get along with everyone perfectly, but I must learn to see people through God’s eyes. When I think about God’s love for any person I don’t click with, all I can do is smile… because God’s love for them is so huge… . Even if the person drives me crazy, I can’t find a reason not to love them… because Jesus does. Will I hang out with them all the time? Maybe not. But I must stop ignoring them.. stop taking the easy route. Why would I withhold love from anyone? It makes absolutely no sense. If I’m in love with God as I say I am… love should pour out to each of His children through me… I should get His heart. It’s so exciting! I mean… I know it seems simple and impossible all at once… but God’s been demonstrating how it is possible. He’s so good and gracious that He’s given me glimpses of His immeasurable love for every single person. I will strive to love everyone and when I do struggle, I will cling even closer to Jesus to teach me how to demonstrate that love. What an amazing God I serve! He loves each and every one of us equally, even though none of us deserve it. He loves each of our quirks, he loves our mannerisms, our shyness, our loudness, whatever. He loves us just as He made us… we don’t need to change a thing about us to make Him love us more. It’s an unconditional love… now we must learn to love each other like that. I’m taking it a step at a time… and although I’ll never perfect it, I’ll depend on Him to continue to teach me one step at a time.
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