We do not get to choose how we come into this world, but God allows us to choose how we will live in it. When He gifts us with freedoms, we need to use those freedoms to help others, not use them for our own selfish desires. There is a cost to be a follower, a disciple, of Christ. We must give up things to “receive” from Him.
Even though we think we can do everything by ourselves, we need each other; we need God more. When we were born, we were given a very special gift, God’s Word. It is our sword, our weapon, against a culture that wants to corrupt our minds and hearts. We need to fight against the negativity of a materialistic society by loving our families, our neighbors, our friends, and even our enemies.
We are blessed by God’s living waters that feed our souls and quench our thirsts. We become a fountain that blesses others when we allow His love to flow from us to the lost of the world. The train in us does not reach those who need calm and quiet, peace and hope. Only with God’s love will we be able to feed His lambs and make them feel like they matter.
It is truly astounding that we feel the true victory of love when we surrender to its power. You may feel you have the world on a string until you realize that you are only one of many puppets pulling that one string. It is important for us to realize, in the deepest parts of our hearts, we all want to be needed by someone. Our responsibility, given by God, is to fill that special need. To do anything less is to show God that He does not matter; only we matter. It is not rock science. He made us, and He matters. We are to love one another as He has commanded us to do.
Our hearts and souls need healing, and the only way that will happen is by holding others close and by opening our hearts to the love and memories we have created together. The love we have poured into the world will do more than any nation’s donations, more than any politician’s promises, and more than any “rich man’s selfish desire to look good in his community.” All we have to do is to open the door to all of God’s children, regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, education, sexual persuasion, ethnicity, wealth, or station in the world. We must think more than, “To be or not to be. That is the question.” We must say and do, “To love or not to love. That is the answer.”
Anna Hartt
