First Love

Heart thudding, palms sweating, pulse racing, mouth dry...its HIM! Oh wow....you have thought about him, prayed about him..longed for him ...thought of every possible moment that you have spent together. You dream about him, watch for him, count seconds that your apart. You knew the moment you fell in love that your life would never be the same!

Guess what? We have all been there..through that life changing moment where we "fell in love". It just does something to you. It may or may not be "the one" but the emotions and the feelings that it conjures up are the same...but lets think for a moment...about real love.

The Bible says in 1 Cor 13: 4-8  4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails.

and John 15:13 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Jesus died for us on a cross...laid His life down for you and for me...for all the things we do wrong in the name of love. So lets go back for a moment...when we seek after God...when we put him first in our loves..do we get those feelings of love that come over us? We should...we should count the seconds we are apart, we should hold Him in our heart, we should long to be with Him!

He really should be our first love...and our other loves and passions should model THAT behavior. Our families our husbands (or wives if thats the case) Should be modeled after the time we spend with God.

Matt 6:21  21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

What does that mean exactly? Well it means that what you spend your time on and thinking about ..thats where your heart is..thats what you value and what you love....

Are you spending your time with your God? Are you spending your time with your family? Or with your video games? your car? ....What are you showing that you love first?

Hard questions in the cold reality of the day....dare you to answer honestly....not to me or to anyone else...just to yourself...and then set it right if its not already. Take those corrective actions to make your love with God your first love. I know I will :)

~ Sharyl