It is a sad statement, seeing the hatred and self centered actions in the world today. There is much judgement and stony hearted behavior everywhere we look. There is more than enough the world over to make one wonder where we are headed. It certainly is anything but God's way. No wonder there is so much despair and stress in this world. What is the answer? Put the love of God back into everything we do. Hatred and all the things that come from it is not the way. The above statement is true in so many ways, there is not enough room to mention them all here. Sanity the world over appears to be absent. It is frightening to think of the consequences of a world gone mad. Friends against friends, brother against brother, allies against allies. Where will it all lead. To be honest, with the weapons available today, extinction comes to mind. Everyone wants their way no matter what the cost, no matter who is hurt, even at the cost of life whether innocent or not. Why? The lack of moral vision? A twisted sense of right and wrong? We all have needs and dreams that will be dashed at times. That is a fact of life. Nothing will be forever except for God's love for us.
So what is the solution? Given the fact that so many, both abroad and domestic, are so focused on hurting those that do not agree with them it is very evident that God is not their focus. Doing things outside of His will always lead to ultimate failure. That failure can be catastrophic. Letting go and letting God does not mean being silent or sitting still. It does mean being sure of what God wants then standing up and being heard. That does not include violence, terroristic or destructive actions. Those actions are born of other than love and are self destructive to any movement. It is born of hatred not love. Since God is love, it does not take a genius to realize where those actions originate. Following Jesus, surrendering to Him, allowing Him to set our direction, putting one foot in front of the other, living in peace and harmony with compassionate understanding is far more desirable than living in turmoil and strife created because others are not willing to live in His gentle shadow. The need to destroy is born of mankind and the need to control. That is not the way to happiness nor is it the way to peace and harmony. Where is your heart? Are you at peace? Think about where your heart is. 7 My dear friends, let us love one another, since love is from God and everyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 Whoever fails to love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is the revelation of God’s love for us, that God sent his only Son into the world that we might have life through him. 10 Love consists in this: it is not we who loved God, but God loved us and sent his Son to expiate our sins. 11 My dear friends, if God loved us so much, we too should love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God, but as long as we love one another God remains in us and his love comes to its perfection in us. 13 This is the proof that we remain in him and he in us, that he has given us a share in his Spirit. The New Jerusalem Bible. (1985). (1 Jn 4:7–13). New York: Doubleday.
I have a card that my lovely wife made for me for Valentine's day. How appropriate for this post. Love you very much sweetheart.
Sorry about the shadow in the image. It is the result of the layering of the image. This is a very special card.
Thank you to those who have been supportive over the last few months. Jill and I have spent the better part of the beginning of this year sick with a flu that was pretty nasty. We were both down, me first and then Jill, for roughly three weeks each. That is about it for now. Remember to always Love The Details.
