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Truelove Part 4

Help! I don’t love you

How do you guys act when you are in love with someone?

• Goo goo eyes all the time
• Talk for hours late into the night
• Spend tons of money on that person
• Spend hours just walking and talking together
• Walks on the rain are not annoying but romantic
• You probe deep with questions just getting to know that person

My fear is that you are serving God out of fear. If you are driven by guilt or obligation, this is not an antidote for a lukewarm Christian.

Galatians 5:13-14 13You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. 14The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Are the words of Psalm 63:1-5 an honest reflection of our lives…I don’t know if they are an honest reflection of my life.

Psalm 63:1-5 1 O God, you are my God,
       earnestly I seek you;
       my soul thirsts for you,
       my body longs for you,
       in a dry and weary land
       where there is no water.

 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
       and beheld your power and your glory.

 3 Because your love is better than life,
       my lips will glorify you.

 4 I will praise you as long as I live,
       and in your name I will lift up my hands.

 5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
       with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

So, what’s the deal here? Can we really love God with everything that we have? Can we really have an incredible relationship with Him? The answer is yes!

We have to let Him change us.

Too many times we try and we try on our own strength to serve, love others, be an example, and sacrifice all of our time to gain something from God. And we continue to sin along the way, only feeling really guilty about it, but then try to shrug it off and serve some more. What’s the deal with this?

All of this time and energy you are wasting results in lukewarm, dried up, burnt out Christian.

The answer is, let God into your life. Let Him change you.

Rev 3:20 20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

James 4:8a  8Come near to God and he will come near to you…

Don’t try harder…let God come closer to you.

You will see a cycle begin to happen…our prayers for more love will result in more love, which naturally causes us to pray more, which results in more love.

When we are truly in love with someone, we love to give things to them. One of the great ways to show our love for people and even God is to give.

• Time
• Money
• Prayer
• Listening ear
• Gifts

When we begin to give up and let God back into our life…then we naturally want to give back to him. I have worked for God out of guilt and obligation and I have worked for God because I fell in love with Him. There is a big difference and may you find your love for God.