Ten ways to love.

Listen, speak, give, pray, answer, share, enjoy, trust, forgive, promise.

Listen to God's word. Do not be afraid to speak about your Lord and Savior. Be more of a giver than a receiver. When in doubt, pray it out. Answer to the Lord. Share the light. Enjoy this life that God has created for you. Trust in the Lord. Forgive your enemies; they may not always deserve it but you deserve to be free of them. Promise to love the Lord with all your heart and even though you may drift away from Him sometimes, never break your promise.

 I need God everyday. Every moment, every second that I breathe, I need Him. I am not strong enough on my own. My relationship with him is the most important relationship I can and will ever have in my lifetime on this earth. I think 'Learn' should be added to that list of ways to love. You learn new things every day. I need to learn to how to count my blessings and not my problems. God will answer your prayers not because you attend church, or did a lot of good things, or prayed really hard to earn it, but because He loves you, and He delights in blessing you. Nothing you can do can change the way the Heavenly Father thinks of you. I know that I am not a perfect christian. I am stubborn and moody, and sometimes just plain weird. I feel like rebelling against Him sometimes.
 When I am hopeless, I try and remind myself of who I was before I met Him, and I ask myself, "When I feel like it's the end of the world and I am failing, why should I push away the One who gave me life? Why should I forget the One who's love and faithfulness to me never changed? Why should I walk away from Him, who I need most, who has the only power to save me?" I sometimes forget His promises. His love for me never dies, never fluctuates, never changes. I often forget that He will never fail me. His love is powerful and I almost can't comprehend that. No one loves me more than my Heavenly Father. I am loved beyond comparison. Directed by love. Crazy love.

I have been so selfish, and for so long I did not realize this. Even in the midst of my self-centered thoughts, ways, God still loves me. To sit back and think that He loves me no matter what...it's amazing, lovely, reassuring! He still never let me go. He has helped me in the times of crises, and he continues to love me. I have reached this far - because of Him. God is my healer, my refuge, my savior, re builder, defender. Whenever I feel like giving up, I remind myself that God has never given up on me. He is always with me! His plan is high and above my own understanding that the only way we'll truly be able to fathom it is by taking this life day by day. It's the truth. Everything in life happens for a reason. God doesn't close one door without opening another. Love and have faith in God. Pray continuously...and when you can't put your prayer into words, God hears your heart!