God dropped this nugget in my heart the other day on my way home from work. I was praying, "Lord, help me love her the way You love her." Now God probably doesn't talk this way, but He used my sarcastic bent to drive home the point. I heard, "I'm not going to just drop love in your heart. You've got to do your part. How do you expect me to teach you to love her if you just keep your mind going with how much she frustrates you?"
This year one of my main prayers is that I would renew my mind. I want my thoughts transformed so that I think more God-thoughts than self-thoughts. So this little nugget pulled me up short. I know that I will be transformed when I renew my mind. I get to choose what I think about. I get to choose what thoughts I allow to stay in my mind, what ones I dwell on.
How will you let this nugget impact your heart? If your only debt is to love others--it's ongoing. It's not like you can show love one time and be done with it. What does your debt of love look like? Who will it impact today? How will it make a difference in your family life when you come home from work? Where is your debt of love most needed? Why do you think God says that loving others fulfills every command He's given? When will you begin to pay on your debt?
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