Part 1: Love God
Welcome to the first series of the YoPro blog!
In these 3 posts, I'll be taking you on a journey of what our lives as Christians should look like to the outside looking in based on 3 principles: Love God; Love Others; Choose Joy.
This is Christianity in a nutshell, but by no means is all that the bible tells us about being believers.
I want to take this time to talk about first one. Love God. You've heard of the golden rule right?
"Love your neighbor as yourself."
Well here's the platinum rule:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." Matthew 22:37-40
What does it mean to love God with all of our hearts, souls, and minds? Someone told me once to, "love God with everything that makes you who you are."
What is the true nature of you heart? What does your soul desire? What is always on or passing through your mind? Can you love God with all these things?
God is our father, our friend, our king, our redeemer, our creator, and our judge. It may seem impossible to see him through each one of these lenses at once. Our minds can't fathom it (at least mine can't), so God is who we need Him to be in every moment of our lives. Hurting? He's the comforter. Need guidance? He paves the way. Need to vent? He's the punching bag. There's nothing that God cannot do or has not done for us. He loves us so much. Return that love and be in relationship with the Lord your God.
What makes you who you are? Take the time to dedicate that to God and use it to love Him in every way every day.
