Crazy Love

  We are born into this world for a reason. Our awareness and existence has purpose. Our continued search for God, not just a god in our lives; this is supernatural and foreknown. To understand that before our embryo was formed He knew us and our eventual end is a good beginning to understanding how incomprehensible His ways are played out in our lives. I make myself laugh at times when I imagine in error what our Lord God is thinking about a certain situation I might have well placed myself in. However, I praise and honor and believe that what He does in my own life, even in its most critical and painful of fruitions, results in a greater love and understanding of His will and direction for me individually. Often His hands upon this clay use humility upon humility upon humility to mold my iniquities and bring me closer to His feet. He must know me well, for so often, I am humbled and necessarily so. The pride in doing what is right to be righteous and holy is replaced with His will in our lives and not our own. His conformity shepherds our ways and thoughts and intentions towards more of Christ within and less of our individual nature manifest. We are His and anything else is idolatry. I am always blown away by the individual nature of our God Almighty. That He has taken moments to discipline me towards His purpose just at the right time; I will belong to Him forever. He loves us even though He knows us. That's just crazy.

   The ecclesia, the called out church of Christ Jesus; this is my family today. It grows every single day, and it is crazy love. These are brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers to me. This is so because we recognize who are Father and author of faith really is. We were created to know that we are not orphans in this lost world. His calling and persistent presence in our lives makes us separate from religion...we want ministry. It makes us salt and light as we scatter and seek a high place in the darkness to shed His light of truth. We call out finding our lost family out there that He wants so desperately to save. His will shall be done in our lives I am telling you it is just that simple. It is a knowledge that this life is not yours anymore. It is His and will be so forever. Trusting His voice and knowing you are not crazy but faithful, like I said it is crazy love because, it comes from above. To really be believed, it has to be received.

   I think today of this walk of mine since knowing our Father through Jesus Christ. The mistakes and poor decisions, the changes and challenges, and my failures and let downs. I think that continually I am being led to a place where He wants me, despite myself. This thought and reality really helps to break the walls and barriers that are my flesh and imperfection, to listen to His Word and seek obedience and holiness in my life for Him. What really has changed me is His faithfulness. He is so loyal in His love that it defies us to not be wholly His own. To know Him, is to Love Him. I mean really, how can you not return the love of someone who knows every moment of your life and still has passion and purpose for you? Who still sees the good and casts away the bad so far away it is forgotten? Who still cries out 'child take my hand'? Who still wants me when I feel orphaned? Gods love, it is crazy love.

  Today, I tell you I will not be silent about the one Who IS, WAS and WILL BE. To lead others to the gate of His pasture (as He did in my life through an amazing faithful loyal servant) gives my life the greatest joy and meaning. It is my purpose, this I know and believe and nothing else matters but His perfect will be played out through me. Today I pray that God will lead me deeper into His bosom, closer into His light and farther away from the works of this world. I pray to be used whenever and wherever, because that is exactly what He did for me, and it is love. Crazy love.