friends, i encourage you to take this note as an opportunity to do a short sort of biblestudy with the Lord. start by asking Him to come into your time with Him right now. invite Him in.
Think to God. Re-center on Him so you may be with Him. We are inseperable to him, ask Him to come to your heart right now and consume all the things that hinder your love for Him. ask Him to penetrate every part of your heart.
Try saying, "Lord, make your heart known to me, bind up all the things that steal my time away from you and your love, you are a high priest whose name is love, so let your love replace all else right now. Draw me near to you Lord, draw me closer than ever before, call my name. dwell richly inside of me, touch me, whisper your name to me, lay your hand on me in love, Amen"
to better understand His love we must recognize that He created relational beings.He did not create us just to live but to commune with Him and be with him. He craved a beloved. We were meant to be lovers. You were made by a relational God for a divine relationship with Him. He is the ONE. The relationship/love that will fulfill you is the one with Him. We are the bride of Christ.
Misty Edwards has a song called baptize my heart that simply says, "God is a lover, looking for a lover, he fashioned me, he formed my heart"
Love is birthed inside of us because God loves us. He wants to KNOW us. We must have a profound dissatisfaction with simple love. We need to crave deep intimate love with the Father. God has undying jealousy for us. Love is made complete in us. We must develop a healthy consistency in a relationship with the one who gave His all for our nothing.
Strong love. Pure love. Deep love. Insane love.
The more we see you, the more we love you.
Our Father chooses to love us. Chooses to be with us. Chooses to delight in us. How powerful is that???
“the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. ‘the Lord is my portion’ says my soul, therefore I will hope in Him’. The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord” –Lamentations 3:22-26
“or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says ‘he yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us….draw near to God and he will draw near to you.”? –James 4:5,8
our destiny is to be with Christ, to be in love.
Take advantage of the time we have with Him. The relationship. Love more purely. When you are seeking the Lord through love there is the kingdom in your eyes.
“we are never nearer to Christ than when we find ourselves lost in a holy amazement at his unspeakable love” –John Owens
“when we love God we naturally run to Him, frequently and zealously” (Isaiah 40:22-24)
The Lord longs for us to respond to Him with love expressed throughout our lives. Reverent intimacy. More song lyrics- “Its just you and me here now. Only you and me here now. My love”
Our love for Him comes out of his love for us. (Philippians 3:10)
Let us be obsessed (excessively occupied with a single topic) with the Lord.
Be transparent. Be vulnerable. Be raw! We need to be way out in deep water with the Lord.
“ see what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God and so we are” -1 John 3:1
“in this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His son to be the propriation for our sins” -1 John 4:10
Colossians 2:
Abound in thanksgiving. You are filled with Him. God made us alive together through his brutal death on a cross. Nailed/ beaten/bruised.
“the most important commandment is this….Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” –Mark 12:29-30
Jesus’ mission on earth was to establish a new covenant based on love. He was sent to fulfill the early covenant by changing it to a covenant of love rather than rules and regulations. He doesn’t make us love him, he offers his love to us. We must realize how great his love is. He is not one who only gives 20% when you give 80%. He is a 200% fully involved lover.
Our normal reality should be walking and talking with God asking for His love. “search me, know me God” David knows that the Lord already knows but he wants to be pursued even more.
James was known for wearing holes in the ground because he spent so much time in prayer and intimacy with the Lord.
Paul wrote to the Philippians- “my brothers whom I love and long for, my joy and my crown, stand firm in the Lord, my beloved”
Love him tenderly as he loves us. He is more than agape/intimate love.
Rest and breathe him in. walk in his love and glory. Have faithfulness.
Lean into Him. Let intimacy develop. Develop TRUE intimacy. Love Him.
Psalm 62:8- “pour out your heart before Him”
Psalm 62:12- “that to you O Lord belongs steadfast love”
Let us be vulnerable. Unconditional love.
True and honest. Worthy and noble. Just and right. Pure and holy. Lovely and beautiful.
As our intimacy with God increases our hearts prayerfully consider and care for the world and non-believers more.
Some Prayers for us:
"Let us love you more than ever before to make up for the heartache that your children have caused you. We have for so long betrayed and broken your heart for selfish reasons. We are a broken humanity for toying with our creator and our lovers heart. You are our greatest lover. We should long to be with you, to be intimate with you. You are our greatest lover, though you deserve better. You are the most gracious lover of all yet we continue to neglect you. Forgive us."
"Let us understand your immense deep love for us so that we may better serve you and your broken children. We long to bring you more lovers. Let us love like you love. Let us be the tangible love that people need. Let my face read “lover” when people see me so that they may come looking to experience and receive your love and the truth about your love through me."
"Your love for world and your children is so ridiculous that we cannot imagine or even grasp it. Why would you choose to love your betrayer? Why would you choose to bless us? You are too kind to a people who are too ungrateful and unloving. Im sorry for ever breaking your heart. Help us experience you in a way that makes us long to never break your heart ever again. Let us all be one less brokenheart for you. Let us use your love to speak to the nations!"
Teach us how to love like you.
“with God as my witness, how I yearn for you with all my affection of Christ Jesus” – Philippians 1:8
If any of us have experienced the pain of a broken heart or a broken relationship imagine how God must feel when we pierce Him everyday. We must be ridiculously in love with the Lord always. He is greater than any other lover. WALK IN LOVE!
“ (he) gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice” –Eph 5:2
the passion of Christ Jesus is stirring me to love you!
Lets get BLASTED with Love!!!
YOU ARE ENOUGH LORD.
love is the greatest thing God has given to us and it’s the greatest thing we can give in return.
The biggest thing:
Ephesians 3:
that we may grasp his love for us.
and the last thing to do is:
close your eyes.
focus yourself on imagining the deepest parts of His love for us.
imagine His love in all its fullness and glory.
now think.....its MORE than that
Let the Lord cover you in love.
Be intimate with Him.
ask Him to call your name.
His is the greatest lover of all.
Think to God. Re-center on Him so you may be with Him. We are inseperable to him, ask Him to come to your heart right now and consume all the things that hinder your love for Him. ask Him to penetrate every part of your heart.
Try saying, "Lord, make your heart known to me, bind up all the things that steal my time away from you and your love, you are a high priest whose name is love, so let your love replace all else right now. Draw me near to you Lord, draw me closer than ever before, call my name. dwell richly inside of me, touch me, whisper your name to me, lay your hand on me in love, Amen"
to better understand His love we must recognize that He created relational beings.He did not create us just to live but to commune with Him and be with him. He craved a beloved. We were meant to be lovers. You were made by a relational God for a divine relationship with Him. He is the ONE. The relationship/love that will fulfill you is the one with Him. We are the bride of Christ.
Misty Edwards has a song called baptize my heart that simply says, "God is a lover, looking for a lover, he fashioned me, he formed my heart"
Love is birthed inside of us because God loves us. He wants to KNOW us. We must have a profound dissatisfaction with simple love. We need to crave deep intimate love with the Father. God has undying jealousy for us. Love is made complete in us. We must develop a healthy consistency in a relationship with the one who gave His all for our nothing.
Strong love. Pure love. Deep love. Insane love.
The more we see you, the more we love you.
Our Father chooses to love us. Chooses to be with us. Chooses to delight in us. How powerful is that???
“the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. ‘the Lord is my portion’ says my soul, therefore I will hope in Him’. The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord” –Lamentations 3:22-26
“or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says ‘he yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us….draw near to God and he will draw near to you.”? –James 4:5,8
our destiny is to be with Christ, to be in love.
Take advantage of the time we have with Him. The relationship. Love more purely. When you are seeking the Lord through love there is the kingdom in your eyes.
“we are never nearer to Christ than when we find ourselves lost in a holy amazement at his unspeakable love” –John Owens
“when we love God we naturally run to Him, frequently and zealously” (Isaiah 40:22-24)
The Lord longs for us to respond to Him with love expressed throughout our lives. Reverent intimacy. More song lyrics- “Its just you and me here now. Only you and me here now. My love”
Our love for Him comes out of his love for us. (Philippians 3:10)
Let us be obsessed (excessively occupied with a single topic) with the Lord.
Be transparent. Be vulnerable. Be raw! We need to be way out in deep water with the Lord.
“ see what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God and so we are” -1 John 3:1
“in this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His son to be the propriation for our sins” -1 John 4:10
Colossians 2:
Abound in thanksgiving. You are filled with Him. God made us alive together through his brutal death on a cross. Nailed/ beaten/bruised.
“the most important commandment is this….Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” –Mark 12:29-30
Jesus’ mission on earth was to establish a new covenant based on love. He was sent to fulfill the early covenant by changing it to a covenant of love rather than rules and regulations. He doesn’t make us love him, he offers his love to us. We must realize how great his love is. He is not one who only gives 20% when you give 80%. He is a 200% fully involved lover.
Our normal reality should be walking and talking with God asking for His love. “search me, know me God” David knows that the Lord already knows but he wants to be pursued even more.
James was known for wearing holes in the ground because he spent so much time in prayer and intimacy with the Lord.
Paul wrote to the Philippians- “my brothers whom I love and long for, my joy and my crown, stand firm in the Lord, my beloved”
Love him tenderly as he loves us. He is more than agape/intimate love.
Rest and breathe him in. walk in his love and glory. Have faithfulness.
Lean into Him. Let intimacy develop. Develop TRUE intimacy. Love Him.
Psalm 62:8- “pour out your heart before Him”
Psalm 62:12- “that to you O Lord belongs steadfast love”
Let us be vulnerable. Unconditional love.
True and honest. Worthy and noble. Just and right. Pure and holy. Lovely and beautiful.
As our intimacy with God increases our hearts prayerfully consider and care for the world and non-believers more.
Some Prayers for us:
"Let us love you more than ever before to make up for the heartache that your children have caused you. We have for so long betrayed and broken your heart for selfish reasons. We are a broken humanity for toying with our creator and our lovers heart. You are our greatest lover. We should long to be with you, to be intimate with you. You are our greatest lover, though you deserve better. You are the most gracious lover of all yet we continue to neglect you. Forgive us."
"Let us understand your immense deep love for us so that we may better serve you and your broken children. We long to bring you more lovers. Let us love like you love. Let us be the tangible love that people need. Let my face read “lover” when people see me so that they may come looking to experience and receive your love and the truth about your love through me."
"Your love for world and your children is so ridiculous that we cannot imagine or even grasp it. Why would you choose to love your betrayer? Why would you choose to bless us? You are too kind to a people who are too ungrateful and unloving. Im sorry for ever breaking your heart. Help us experience you in a way that makes us long to never break your heart ever again. Let us all be one less brokenheart for you. Let us use your love to speak to the nations!"
Teach us how to love like you.
“with God as my witness, how I yearn for you with all my affection of Christ Jesus” – Philippians 1:8
If any of us have experienced the pain of a broken heart or a broken relationship imagine how God must feel when we pierce Him everyday. We must be ridiculously in love with the Lord always. He is greater than any other lover. WALK IN LOVE!
“ (he) gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice” –Eph 5:2
the passion of Christ Jesus is stirring me to love you!
Lets get BLASTED with Love!!!
YOU ARE ENOUGH LORD.
love is the greatest thing God has given to us and it’s the greatest thing we can give in return.
The biggest thing:
Ephesians 3:
that we may grasp his love for us.
and the last thing to do is:
close your eyes.
focus yourself on imagining the deepest parts of His love for us.
imagine His love in all its fullness and glory.
now think.....its MORE than that
Let the Lord cover you in love.
Be intimate with Him.
ask Him to call your name.
His is the greatest lover of all.
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