And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5
I have been struggling with everything in this verse in my real life. But somehow, this morning as I read this verse, I feel encouraged, I feel a peace. I try to keep from being disappointed by filling my life with other things and interest. I have not been accepting God's Love which he has been pouring out.
I think I am realizing this morning that I need to accept God's Love into my heart. I try to keep the holy spirit out of my life mostly, due to a lack of a prayerful heart. But if I can ask for forgiveness, and keep my heart in tune with the holy spirit, then I will be more willing to accept God's Love, Christ's Love.
I have been struggling to pour out love on my wife Beth, so selfishly I have come to realize my need for God's Love in my everyday life.
My prayer is that I will be accepting of God's Love today. That I will be in Prayer, seeking the Holy Spirit. That with me accepting God's Love, I will be able to pour it out on my wife, and others.
I have been struggling with everything in this verse in my real life. But somehow, this morning as I read this verse, I feel encouraged, I feel a peace. I try to keep from being disappointed by filling my life with other things and interest. I have not been accepting God's Love which he has been pouring out.
I think I am realizing this morning that I need to accept God's Love into my heart. I try to keep the holy spirit out of my life mostly, due to a lack of a prayerful heart. But if I can ask for forgiveness, and keep my heart in tune with the holy spirit, then I will be more willing to accept God's Love, Christ's Love.
I have been struggling to pour out love on my wife Beth, so selfishly I have come to realize my need for God's Love in my everyday life.
My prayer is that I will be accepting of God's Love today. That I will be in Prayer, seeking the Holy Spirit. That with me accepting God's Love, I will be able to pour it out on my wife, and others.
1 comment:
Maybe accepting love has something to do (or a lot to do) with accepting forgiveness. Can we accept love prior to accepting forgiveness? Or do we have to realize that we're forgiven in order to understand that we're loved? Maybe we need to come to terms that we've been forgiven before we're able to come to terms that God loves us.
I don't pretend to know or understand this even, but I think it is worth pondering.
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