Sunday, September 23, 2012

love & peace

If you were to read the Bible in Greek or Hebrew, the languages it was originally written in you'd see that when we read the word Love in our English written translations, we miss out.  There are three different types of Love, the greatest Love is Agape. It is godly Love, which is benevolent Love; it desires to do good to another.  Agape is how God Loves us; He literally desires to do good to us, in the midst of this human life of chaos.
When there are seasons of spiritual/ emotional loss, whether seemingly insignificant or unbelievably unbearable, He  takes away/ We give up so that He can GIVE and replace with what is best for us. Like when He takes insecurity to replace it with security it can take a heavy toll on the closest relationships in our lives. It is because there are areas where we seek approval from people to gain security, it's not all that obvious either. We can only become completely whole when we are only seeking approval from God, it is where the clearest direction lies, because it is where we are at peace with God.
We can trust difficult seasons to the Lord because, even though life is full of painful experiences, He only desires to do good to us.
Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope" (NLT).

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