crazy love.

it is interesting..

When you think of the word love, what comes to mind? Never wanting to be seperated from your significant other? Holding hands, eating ice cream together? Maybe a romantic walk on the beach.

The definition of love is: "the object of attachment, enthusiasm, or admiration".

What if love was what we felt for God? What if God was the object of our attachment, enthusiasm, and admiration. I think our finances would drastically increase, we would be people who walked in faith. Because when you are wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

I have always asked myself, "if we really love God that much, why is it so hard for some people to obey His commands?"

In the issue of finances, why is it so hard for some people to give their tithes and offerings? When the bills come around, and money is tight, we become selfish and concern ourselves with the now. I know that sounds harsh and I will be the first to admit that I have been in that situation, but in tough situations why do we run from the solution? Because if we really loved God, we wouldn't worry about the circumstances now, because we know, and God has made it very clear in His word that He will provide.

We love a God who loves us back. When you look at the stories of David and of Abraham, their greatest weakness became their greatest strength, because they knew and felt the love of God. Abraham was childless when he was called to become the father of many nations, and David who was the youngest of Jesse's sons, he was called to lead the people of Israel.

I have been reading this book called Crazy Love by Francis Chan. The subtitle to this book says "becoming overwhelmed by a relentless God". He has some videos up on the books website and I challenge you to watch them and really think about the questions he asks.

www.crazylovebook.com