Love Moves

This is the title of a friend's blog post today. I was captivated and very curious as to the meaning of "Love Moves".

As I read on, I realized it was the definition of Christianity. Their church is engaging in a program that performs random acts of kindness wherever and to whomever, when the oppportunity arises. Filling a total stranger's gas tank, paying for an unknown person's coffee, little gestures such as holding a door for someone, all things that we have all done in some form or fashion. Sometimes we do them anonomously and sometimes we are seen but not known to the unsuspecting recipient of our good deed, but these people are going to perform these acts for people they do not know and then tell them that they are doing this because they are Christians and they follow Jesus and his teachings.

What a great idea! How many times have I taken credit for my good behavior, good deed, helpfulness, generousity, etc.? I have missed the boat! I have tried to make me look good and raise my status in the eyes of society, even piously boasting to others that I did this for Jesus. I totally missed making the recipient of the gesture aware that I was not doing this because I was a good person, but because of the moving, driving force that God is in my life! DUH!

This is a great example of how someone who is brought up right and taught the Bible and who learned that He should get the credit, can STILL miss the boat.

Furthermore, I have learned that when I am frustrated, outdone, stressed, feeling overwhelmed I tend to forget to love others around me, even the people for which I have the deepest feeling of all. It is like I run out of love and that is true. I am only human and I do reach my limit, I do run out of my love for others. What I forget is that I have a well-spring of love overflowing into my life on which to draw and it is endless. I have to remember that I have to give my frustations to my Father and let His love replace all those negatives in my life; fill up those gaps with His unending love. Again, DUH!

Love moves...what a concept!