In the last post I was talking bout my devotional encounter and how reading 1Cor 13 in the Bible broke my walls by God's revelation of the word. The whole chapter made more than sense and I resolved to deep conviction that if I'd say an "I love you" to someone I do love, it would mean 'I' 'God' 'you' (to me). Meaning we are a threefold cord that is not easily broken Eccl5:12. It means it is not possible to love without God, because that's who He is, God is love. I thought about the wonderful gift of prophecy in the context of how it was potrayed in the old testament of the Bible with prophets like Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah and the rest, how they were always in the spirit and fine tuned to God and how God showed them the future, his will and always honoured their words. But this chapter says all that experience would be useless without love. Faith and giving are equally useless without love. So love is indeed selfless by not DEMANDING its own way, it is not irritable and doesn't keep a record book for wrongdoing. The verse that penetrated the most was verse 7 saying love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance. And all fingers are pointing to God. God who created me in faith that I fulfill His purpose for me and bring Him pleasure, never gives up on me, always hopes, endures every circumstance that doesn't please Him in my life, even when I had not loved him at all or been faithful at loving Him. Love is who God is.
Now this is my point today
Keeping up with someone who is unyielding and unlovable isn't easy talkless of loving that person. You may think it's easy to love if the person is responsive, but when changes come, circumstances storm, and all that lovely personality is gone, then it dawns that 'Love is only God-possible'. But I'm not waiting till I get to that point I'm starting with God from the beginning. What about you?
Friday 3 June 2011
Thursday 2 June 2011
Love Is Only God-possible
Been having issues with being on really good terrms with a particular person in my life and family though I'm not the only one with the issues.
But during the 2 months strike break my school had from February till April (like every break period I've always had as far as I can recall) I received complaints about my attitude to my family members, who were older than I was, almost every time.
It got me thinking sometimes if I was the only one with the problem or wasn't it attributed to the other parties. Sometimes, I'm really at fault, but some other times they are overreacting cause their minds are default thinking I'm getting at them. It's irritating and annoying, but I guess that would soon change when they fully realise they can't be pushing me around and demanding respect but would look forward to earning my respect.
Anyways, I was reading through 1 Corinthians 13 "The Love chapter" afterwards I was broken before God unknowingly, laying the burden at His feet and asking for help to manifest His work of perfection in me.
Fortunately for me and unfortunately for my pride I was reading the NLT (New Living Translation) version that was doing a good job driving the message home, breaking me and crumbling my walls of defense, I was effortlessly shedding tears that meant a purging process was going on in me and God still cared enough to correct me.
Funnily, God had shown me this before, but the cares of life had choked up that seed sown, now He was giving me another chance at it.
God you're the best *mwah*. I just love moments like this in God, like someone said there's never a dull moment in God. I'd share the rest of this one in the next post.
Catcha
But during the 2 months strike break my school had from February till April (like every break period I've always had as far as I can recall) I received complaints about my attitude to my family members, who were older than I was, almost every time.
It got me thinking sometimes if I was the only one with the problem or wasn't it attributed to the other parties. Sometimes, I'm really at fault, but some other times they are overreacting cause their minds are default thinking I'm getting at them. It's irritating and annoying, but I guess that would soon change when they fully realise they can't be pushing me around and demanding respect but would look forward to earning my respect.
Anyways, I was reading through 1 Corinthians 13 "The Love chapter" afterwards I was broken before God unknowingly, laying the burden at His feet and asking for help to manifest His work of perfection in me.
Fortunately for me and unfortunately for my pride I was reading the NLT (New Living Translation) version that was doing a good job driving the message home, breaking me and crumbling my walls of defense, I was effortlessly shedding tears that meant a purging process was going on in me and God still cared enough to correct me.
Funnily, God had shown me this before, but the cares of life had choked up that seed sown, now He was giving me another chance at it.
God you're the best *mwah*. I just love moments like this in God, like someone said there's never a dull moment in God. I'd share the rest of this one in the next post.
Catcha
An introduction to me.
My name is Adeyinka Adefemi. Well, I decided to start in a conventional way. So I'm a Nigerian female who can't but live the extra ordinary life. My priority is putting a smile on God's face now and always, and I've no apologies or regrets. I love the life God gave me and the people He put in it. I may not look like it right now but I really do not have any other choice than to become it. I love being creative, being of support, being real and making a difference. So you're welcome to my world and I hope you enjoy it. Catcha!
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