Dear Heavenly Father,
It has been almost a year since you came down and touched my heart in a powerful way. Through the year you have taught me many things, but the greatest of these is LOVE. I’m always amazed with how much you LOVE me. Do you remember the one time I asked You, “why do I LOVE you God?” You answered, “because I LOVED you first.” That meant a lot to me, and everything you do means a lot to me. Sometimes, I feel like I could explode with gratitude. It seems like I can never thank you enough. It seems like I can never LOVE you enough.
Lord, I used to not care about anybody except for myself. You changed that. You gave me a new life, and in this new life I am constantly conformed to the likeness of you. It’s not anything I have done Father, but it is all by your hand. You gave me the ability to LOVE, and it is my desire to use that wonderful gift to glorify you in all ways!
Many won’t understand, and some are very cruel with their words. It breaks my heart to think about your children treating you the way they do. I just look at everything you have done in my life, and I can’t figure out how anyone could not LOVE you.
Your LOVE is something that is impossible to comprehend on Earth. Occasionally, you open the Heavens in my life, and I can feel your Presence. In that Presence, I feel perfect LOVE. It is so overwhelming that it brings me to tears, and causes me to fall to the ground. Sometimes I think that if I could feel the fullness of your love, I would probably explode. It’s so powerful, so wonderful, and so important in my life.
Father, I want to know more of your LOVE. I also want to LOVE others as you LOVE them. You have given me many gifts, but they are all useless without the Gift of LOVE.
May our hearts be softened for our neighbors. May we rise up and take our stand in the LOVE war. Out of our LOVE for you, may we love others. In Jesus Name!
Happy Valentine’s Day God. You are my One True Love. There is no one like you!
LOVE,
Justin
Amen Appa….YOU are my ONE true Love, friends have failed me, relatives have failed me, people whom I counted on abandoned me, but YOU stayed. Thank You that I can express my love to You openly here on Justin’s blog ……I love You, Appa!
Your precious son,
Sidhu
Comment Submitted: February 14th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
I love the way you captivated the way God has loved you and what he has done for you but you also have captivated some of his personality you may say.
It was a great post and a great one for valentines day also.
Comment Submitted: February 15th, 2008 at 4:17 am
It is really overwhelming to try to understand the depths of God’s love for us. It is so awesome when He manifests His love in a way that we can physically feel it, and it is so powerful and pure and holy and compassionate. It makes everything else fade away at that moment.
Speaking of being overwhelmed by His love, have you ever heard the song “Overwhelmed” by Hillsongs? It’s wonderful, and it often reminds me of those precious moments where I have been captivated by His love.
Comment Submitted: February 19th, 2008 at 10:46 pm