Love For God, Part 2

Good Morning, What Drives Your Love For GOD? part 2: We may sometimes base our relationship with God on what we can do for Him,...and who knows it. God wants us to share the gospel, feed the hungry, visit the sick, teach His Word, give our money, pray for peace and work for justice. These are things the Lord has commanded us to do. So we feel good about ourselves and our relationship with God so long as we are able to "make a difference" in the world for God. But when regardless of our best efforts we don't feel useful to God, or no one else can see it, then we allow our relationship with God to suffer.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.—Deuteronomy 6:5 (KJV)

God wants our relationship with Him to be based not on what He wants from us or what anyone else thinks, but rather on mutual love. The greatest command is to love the Lord with every part of ourselves. When we love God for who He is, we have the basis for a relationship that will be filled with wonder and joy. Do you love the Lord regardless of what you can do for Him?

"As Christians, we spend time with God each day so He will have opportunity to set His agenda on our hearts.
This way nothing will be able to take us by surprise because the Father, who loves us, will have prepared us."

(The Man God Uses, Henry & Tom Blackaby, p. 102)
Heavenly Father, thank You for loving us, even when we don't seem very useful. Just in Your presence, we find joy and peace. Amen.

"Live out Christ's example of compassion and forgiveness,
...today and every day."