What it's all about

"Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'" Matthew 22:37

This verse really sums it all up. This is what life is all about. We spend our time here on earth learning to love God more each day so that when we finally get to meet him in Heaven, we'll be ready for an eternity of love. Loving God is the key, because as we love God more and more, he fills us with that love, which we in turn share with others around us. When we get to heaven, and we're standing in judgement, we want God to say that we loved. Do you sneer at your neighbor in contempt for mowing their lawn in the morning? Do you scowl at the lady at the grocery store who zipped in front of you at the last second? Do you roll your eyes at the one person who always seems to have something to complain about? We need to ask God to help us change our attitudes about all of those. We need to love these people, we need to let God's love shine through us.

Try sharing God's love in unexpected ways. Next time you are at the grocery store, waiting in a line three people deep, let that person with the basket go in front of you. The next time your neighbor mows his lawn in the morning- join him! Then you'll have the rest of your day ahead of you to do as you please, and the lawn will be done. Take your neighbor out for coffee afterwards. The next time the chronic complainer complains, ask them if you can pray with them for that problem, then compliment them on their ability to be honest and forthcoming. I bet they stop complaining.

There is no point in doing anything if we can't learn to love. It's all about love. God loves you, and he wants you to share that love. What could be better than that?

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34,35