So you think you can LOVE...

If love was a person living in this western society, it would be so hopped up on pharmaceuticals that it probably couldn't walk.  I imagine Love walking down the street (in a hospital gown because it would have had to escape from a mental institution) randomly kissing and kicking people.  Love would buy you jewelry and then stock your every move.  Love would make you open up your heart and then use everything you confided in it to beat you up.  Love would tell you that it loves you as it is walking out the door with no intention of returning.  Love would tell you how sorry it is and when you feel better... Love would punch you in the face with a roll of quarters.  What a schizophrenic bastard Love would be... according to our society.

This poses a problem when I tell people that in order to find God's heart you must love people.  The response I normally receive when I tell people this is, "I do love people... I love everybody!"  Ugh.  The word "love" has been so abused and so disconnected from the heart that there's no wonder why people believe that they do honestly "love" everybody.  Now don't get me wrong... there is probably a vein of truth that lies in those words with most people.  I mean, we had to "learn" what love is, right?  Yes and No.

As a parent I have "defined" what love is to my children starting from birth.  I, however, did not have to teach my children that love exists.  Many people have created a face for the body that they think is love, but in most cases that face is not connected to the one true body... God.

Awhile back I made a conscious effort to "fall in love" with the people I am surrounded by.  Male, female, family, friend, co-worker... whomever I came into consistent contact with.  What I found is that love is not schizo.  When you mentally focus on a person's heart, love is transferred naturally.  This love is always the same.  Though my words and actions are unique to the person I'm lovin' on... that transfer of love from one heart to another stays consistent.  This is because God, believe it or not, is actually not schizo either.  I'm willing to bet that you could take most people's definition of love and apply it to their definition of God.  ooooooh... go ahead and think about that for a minute, I'll wait :)

The point I am attempting to make is that we need to redefine "Love".  In order to love a connection must be made from one heart to another.  Love cannot exist without your heart.  If your heart isn't in it, than chances are your definition of love needs to be seen for what it really is... maybe its lust or fear or any other emotion we have been given.  Take the "face" of your love off and really examine the body you attached it to.   Does your heart agree with the body or definition that stands before you?

If this is a subject that interests you and you want to know more about how to attach the face of love to God, I highly recommend you read the book, The Misunderstood God, by Darin Hufford.  Its about $10 on Amazon and I guarantee it is a life changer.