Love

Sitting in the middle of my boring, mundane Information Gathering class, my eyes wander over my left shoulder, to the window. I see the sun beating down on a beautiful campus, with lush greens and maroon brick roads.

It's so easy to get lost in the day-to-day and not notice the ways God is showing us love. Our eyes venture down, fixing all of our attention on the next step. We block out the peripheral, and we miss the big picture. While we are called to work to fulfill the works that Christ has prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10), it's important to remember that God wants to give and receive love.

I don't know if it's the same for you, but I can go through a day only focused on the task at hand, with no time to reflect on how my day was glorifying to God. What happens is that I end up at the end of the day feeling empty, that my day was self-fulfilling and without purpose. It's an awful feeling, but one that can be avoided with some time spent with God. Meditate on who He is, and never lose sight of the cross. When we focus on the ultimate act of love, the atoning death of Jesus, we can begin to understand the love that our Father has for us.

"Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you."
– Psalm 73:23-25

He is our Father, we are His children. How is His love impacting your life today?