Do you love me?

Do you love me? As believers, most of us would be quick to answer as Peter, "Lord, you know that I love you". Then what? Most, if not all, return to our busyness. The question we continually ask ourselves is: 'is my busyness His?' Everyday we should ask the Lord to show us "where is my heart?" Are we realizing we were put here at this time to be about our Father's business. We were designed uniquely for that specific purpose. We were given talents and gifts to use for His glory alone and like snowflakes no two are exactly alike. We cannot copy what the next person is doing. Our purpose is between our own heart and God's alone. No one else can give us directions to our life being fulfilled to the brim with God's design but God Himself! If we are too busy with our own agenda to walk and talk with Him in all we do, to sit , reflect, and study His word, to fellowship and learn, then we have no one to blame but our own selfish rebellion. Are we blind like unbelievers when we justify our wants to needs? 'A luxury once experienced goes from a want to a need.' We, for the most part, live in luxury. Pretty scary place to be if you ask me. What we do with the abundant blessing we have matters and it's not just material. We have abundant gifts and talents, abundant knowledge and understanding. We should be humbled to the core and be about doing great works for the kingdom of God. Are we so overwhelmed with blessings that we are like an overstimulated child at his own birthday party? Crying and unhappy because it is just too much!? If that is so, there is an incredible remedy. Give, give, give, and chances are you will become so incredibly addicted to how awesome it feels and how it glorifies the Father, you will never want to stop. Make others want what you have by what brings you joy, not by what you have acquired. Joy comes only from a fulfilled relationship with our Lord. We all know we can search this world over substituting everything we can find, and we know it is futile. Everyday we should ask the Lord to show us where our heart is and with humbled thanksgiving make the determined choice to be about our Father's business. If we truly are believers and followers of Christ Jesus , then we, too, are here to do ONLY the will of our Father.

     Heavenly Father, I pray that You will keep our minds clear and our eyes focused. May we feed Your sheep as only You would have us do. In Jesus Your Son's name I pray. Amen.
Love to all in Christ Jesus: c