"Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul and with all of your might and loves other as yourself." Now I do not know if that is exactly how it goes, but this is what was playing in my head for a couple of days...and nights. I am usually a great sleeper but when God wants my attention he seems to do it when I am trying to sleep;-) . The other night when I was awake for several hours starting at 4:00 in the morning and I was pondering this verse and I came to a NEW level of understanding for this verse.
I used to think is was as simple as 'we should loves ourselves and think good about ourselves because if we are to love others as ourself, then we better love ourself.' right? But then I was reminded about when I attended Christian Conference a few years ago. We were asked to FOCUS on God. Focus on how wonderful He is, the attributes of God, and how much we LOVE him. The trick to this is taking the time to actually do it. This is why I love going to conferences... I do not have the excuse of the distractions of everyday living. Anyway, back to my story. When I was focusing on God and how truly magnificent he is and how very much I love him the most AMAZING thing happened... I felt this overflow of LOVE come back on me. I was pouring out my love on Him and He being the God of love that he is gave it back to ME! It was not this small little thought the "God loves me". It was powerful and amazing! The closest I can come to describing it is my love for my kids are when they are toddlers. I need to tell you that I am a baby person. My heart melts at the sight of a baby. I am one of those weird people who love a baby's cry and someday wish to volunteer in the hospital holding babies:-). I just felt is was important for you to know that about me to understand what I am going to say. So once again... back to the story, When my children were toddlers they were constantly getting into things and BREAKING things, especially my son. There is something about boys and BREAKING/DESTROYING things. The girls made horrible messes but it could usually be fixed :-) I was busy running around keeping them safe and cleaning up after their path of destruction but when I looked into those little faces, no matter what they broke or ruined all I could see was how much I love them. At that Conference when God was showing me how much he loves me I was reminded that I might not be perfect and I make mistakes, but he is so proud of me and loves me very much!!! I believe THAT is the love we are to have for others. NOT just that everyday "I love you" , but an overwhelming kind of love. Even those who have left a path of destruction in your life. No one is prefect, EVERYONE makes mistake and God loves each and everyone of us. I believe LOVING ON GOD is the key to loving ourselves and loving others. I hope you take the time to LOVE ON HIM and let me know what YOU experience.
1.19.2011
1.15.2011
Scripture Wall Lettering
At Applied Expressions we make all sorts of products. Vinyl wall decor and lettering, signs, banners, t-shirts and sweatshirts, canvas printing etc... But my FAVORITE thing to do is to work with God's Word. I love reading scripture verses and I love playing with the fonts to make it appealing to the eye so that it is not only a powerful message to read daily, but it actually looks nice in your home or office.... Much better than a sticky not plastered to your mirror :-) This scripture was on my mind for a couple of days, you know one of those things that you can not get off your mind. You wake up at 4:00 in the morning and you are thinking about it. So I decided to turn it into "Wall Art".
Click on the facebook link above for more info. If you like this or what a scripture verse that has been put on YOUR mind put into vinyl wall lettering just send me a message at gittyjo@comcast.net and I would LOVE to make it for you. If you are not familiar with vinyl lettering it is very easy to install. It sticks to any smooth surface and comes and 50+ colors. I can make it any size color or shape you want. It stays on very well, but when you are ready to take it off, just peel it off the wall with no damage to the wall.
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