Get to teach the youth again tonight, so let's see if I can write what I just got up on my roof.
Who can speak 'Bunny?' I'm sure a bunch of you can speak, 'dog' but I bet most of you can't speak 'Rabbit' language. It's a very subtle language (good SAT word) that is pretty tough to even notice. She doesn't wag her tail like a dog, she chews. When she's most happy and content and loving she sort of grines her teeth a little...everybody say your content in bunny...
When she angry, she'll stamp her foot. I almost feel like she's cursing at me, my little daughter saying, "Forget you, Mom!"
Well all of us have this sort of language that we speak that might be really different than someone else's language and I'm not just talking about Spanish or French I'm talking about out Love Language.
The amazing thing is that God speaks all of our Love Languages and He's just waiting for us to hear it.
How can we hear God's love for us and tell Him, we love him back?
Let's pray... God we want to hear and understand and live in Your Love. Help us God. Help us to experience your Love and help us to, in our own unique way to give that Love back to You.
We love you, Jesus. Amen
You guys probably all know how much I enjoy blogging and I've found that I really super love getting positive comments on my blog. It's like my brain just explodes with delight.
Ever felt that feeling?
Now the weird thing is that when someone gives me a present, I'm pleased but it just doesn't even compare with the love I feel when someone give me words of affirmation, that is; says nice things about me to me. Crazy huh?
This guy named Gary Chapman wrote this book called the 5 Love languages and there's a little test where you can find out what your love language is! I'll give the web address later if you want..you could have your mom take it and know just how to make her happy which could be useful as well as bless her :)
For example Danny... I made him take it and I found out that one of his most important Love languages is 'Acts of Service'... that's why it's so important to him that someone pack his lunch for him for college or carry his folded laundry to his room. It'll just sit in our garage for days...he'll even walk down in his boxes to get clothes. He wants me to say, "I love you, Danny by taking that clean laundry to his room." Kind of cool huh?
Now I found an example of this in the Bible, we were talking about hurting broken hearts. Jesus wept with Mary and Martha because of the death of their brother, Lazarus. Anyone know what happens next in the story?
Yup! Lazarus is raised to life again when Jesus prayed. Later we see a feast given for Jesus. The three siblings want to express their love for this healer of broken hearts
John12:2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
and here at this party for Jesus, we see Martha and Mary and Lazarus opening up their hearts to love and thank Jesus. It's so cool to see these once broken hearts restored and loving each in their own way!
Gary Chapman's Five Love Languages... This book talks about the 5 different ways people hear and say "I Love You!"
Quality Time(Lazarus, is chillin with Jesus, reclining, [that's kind of like laying around on a couch] at the table with Him. He's sharing a meal and enjoying his company)...God gives us this kind of love by the presence of His Spirit. He's always just waiting to chill with you. and He'd love to be loved by you by chillin with Him.
John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (Green Pastures)
Words of Affirmation(Lazarus probably is telling everyone at the party all that Jesus has done for him. Thanking Him and praising Him) ...We can give God this kind of love through songs of praise, poetry, prayer. He gives it back through the Love Letter of Love Letters, the Bible, the Word. He also speaks to our hearts through His Spirit.
Jer. 31:3
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness
Gifts (Mary comes in with a very expensive bottle of perfume. It may have been her most precious possession and she gives it to Jesus.)...
We can give this love back to God by tithes, offerings, and gifts of charity..cookies.
He gives it to us through the free-gift of salvation and through all the blessings surrounding us. Just everything is a gift from Him! Each cell, each feather, each lovely sunset is a gift from Him.
Ro 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Physical touch (Mary then anoints Jesus with the perfume and physically wipes His feet with her hair..I bet that feels good.) ...We can hug God by raising our hands in worship, dancing, and just like all the rest of these by doing these things to others. God gives me hugs often when I need them, sometimes I can almost feel these wings of Love around me like a cocoon of angel feathers. But a hug from a friend is like a touch from heaven too.
Isa 40:11 -
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
Lu 13:34 -
........ how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! (I talked a lot here about Jesus knowing 'chicken language!')
Acts of Service (Martha, Martha loves to serve! She made this wonderful meal, serves it, and probably will clean up afterwards, I'm thankful for Marthas.)
How can we serve God? Seems pretty much that involves serving people in our lives. Jesus said if you give a cup of water to someone it's like giving it to Him. Oh the constant acts of service, God is doing for us! My heart is beating, my spirit is soaring with the little humming birds out of my window...constant!
John 14:23 Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25 "All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Oh I love the paradox here! If you love God, you will obey Him and keep His commandments. What's His number Uno and important command? To love God with all your heart and others as yourself.
What I want you to do is remember that God made each of us so unique and precious. Remember that He longs to Love us and to receive love from us.
Don't forget Him today accept His Love and give it to others in the unique way He made you!
Lord, thanks for making us so amazingly unique and for loving each of us in our own unique way. Please help us to love others with Your love flowing through us.
Who can speak 'Bunny?' I'm sure a bunch of you can speak, 'dog' but I bet most of you can't speak 'Rabbit' language. It's a very subtle language (good SAT word) that is pretty tough to even notice. She doesn't wag her tail like a dog, she chews. When she's most happy and content and loving she sort of grines her teeth a little...everybody say your content in bunny...
When she angry, she'll stamp her foot. I almost feel like she's cursing at me, my little daughter saying, "Forget you, Mom!"
Well all of us have this sort of language that we speak that might be really different than someone else's language and I'm not just talking about Spanish or French I'm talking about out Love Language.
The amazing thing is that God speaks all of our Love Languages and He's just waiting for us to hear it.
How can we hear God's love for us and tell Him, we love him back?
Let's pray... God we want to hear and understand and live in Your Love. Help us God. Help us to experience your Love and help us to, in our own unique way to give that Love back to You.
We love you, Jesus. Amen
You guys probably all know how much I enjoy blogging and I've found that I really super love getting positive comments on my blog. It's like my brain just explodes with delight.
Ever felt that feeling?
Now the weird thing is that when someone gives me a present, I'm pleased but it just doesn't even compare with the love I feel when someone give me words of affirmation, that is; says nice things about me to me. Crazy huh?
This guy named Gary Chapman wrote this book called the 5 Love languages and there's a little test where you can find out what your love language is! I'll give the web address later if you want..you could have your mom take it and know just how to make her happy which could be useful as well as bless her :)
For example Danny... I made him take it and I found out that one of his most important Love languages is 'Acts of Service'... that's why it's so important to him that someone pack his lunch for him for college or carry his folded laundry to his room. It'll just sit in our garage for days...he'll even walk down in his boxes to get clothes. He wants me to say, "I love you, Danny by taking that clean laundry to his room." Kind of cool huh?
Now I found an example of this in the Bible, we were talking about hurting broken hearts. Jesus wept with Mary and Martha because of the death of their brother, Lazarus. Anyone know what happens next in the story?
Yup! Lazarus is raised to life again when Jesus prayed. Later we see a feast given for Jesus. The three siblings want to express their love for this healer of broken hearts
John12:2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
and here at this party for Jesus, we see Martha and Mary and Lazarus opening up their hearts to love and thank Jesus. It's so cool to see these once broken hearts restored and loving each in their own way!
Gary Chapman's Five Love Languages... This book talks about the 5 different ways people hear and say "I Love You!"
Quality Time(Lazarus, is chillin with Jesus, reclining, [that's kind of like laying around on a couch] at the table with Him. He's sharing a meal and enjoying his company)...God gives us this kind of love by the presence of His Spirit. He's always just waiting to chill with you. and He'd love to be loved by you by chillin with Him.
John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (Green Pastures)
Words of Affirmation(Lazarus probably is telling everyone at the party all that Jesus has done for him. Thanking Him and praising Him) ...We can give God this kind of love through songs of praise, poetry, prayer. He gives it back through the Love Letter of Love Letters, the Bible, the Word. He also speaks to our hearts through His Spirit.
Jer. 31:3
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness
Gifts (Mary comes in with a very expensive bottle of perfume. It may have been her most precious possession and she gives it to Jesus.)...
We can give this love back to God by tithes, offerings, and gifts of charity..cookies.
He gives it to us through the free-gift of salvation and through all the blessings surrounding us. Just everything is a gift from Him! Each cell, each feather, each lovely sunset is a gift from Him.
Ro 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Physical touch (Mary then anoints Jesus with the perfume and physically wipes His feet with her hair..I bet that feels good.) ...We can hug God by raising our hands in worship, dancing, and just like all the rest of these by doing these things to others. God gives me hugs often when I need them, sometimes I can almost feel these wings of Love around me like a cocoon of angel feathers. But a hug from a friend is like a touch from heaven too.
Isa 40:11 -
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
Lu 13:34 -
........ how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! (I talked a lot here about Jesus knowing 'chicken language!')
Acts of Service (Martha, Martha loves to serve! She made this wonderful meal, serves it, and probably will clean up afterwards, I'm thankful for Marthas.)
How can we serve God? Seems pretty much that involves serving people in our lives. Jesus said if you give a cup of water to someone it's like giving it to Him. Oh the constant acts of service, God is doing for us! My heart is beating, my spirit is soaring with the little humming birds out of my window...constant!
John 14:23 Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25 "All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Oh I love the paradox here! If you love God, you will obey Him and keep His commandments. What's His number Uno and important command? To love God with all your heart and others as yourself.
What I want you to do is remember that God made each of us so unique and precious. Remember that He longs to Love us and to receive love from us.
Don't forget Him today accept His Love and give it to others in the unique way He made you!
Lord, thanks for making us so amazingly unique and for loving each of us in our own unique way. Please help us to love others with Your love flowing through us.
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