Poem~ "Love Like Him"

Good afternoon my readers; I hope you all had a blessed Christmas  and  lets remember just because December 25^th has come  and gone, we still need to keep the True meaning Jesus  in the forefront of our thoughts throughout the year.

  Few nights ago, I did not sleep well. I was in a lot of pain, and I could not fall asleep. I started to have some anxious thoughts and my mind kept racing, with all the things I needed to do the next day. Unable to sleep I got up and read my bible, which I so often do when im unable to fall asleep. The thoughts came to me for this poem and I just had to share with all of you, mind you, I wrote this at 3am, but some of my best poetry has come out of the strangest times and during some of my toughest struggles ive gone through

  Everyone has their style of writing, and writers know what their style is, when I write my poetry, I like to sometimes do a story form, so this is what this poem is, the circumstances that are talked about in the poem are not in reference to me, I was just giving some examples. So without further a due, here is what the Holy Spirit brought to my mind a few nights ago, I pray you are encouraged.

                                                                     “Love Like Him”

  Long ago a prophesy was told that a baby boy would be born to save human kind and this prophesy unfolded just as God had planned it to be. For it, all was part of his divine plan, for Gods son to come as a babe in the manger. a king size bed so baby Jesus could lay his precious head, He came to save the lost and change hearts, then lay down his life, the ultimate sacrifice so all that love him can abide with him in Heavens eternal glory one day!

When God created man, he created us each unique, created in love and created in His image. Part of Gods plan was that when his son came to earth, he would become man and feel and cry and understand through human eyes, so when he says he understands, he truly does in every form.

So this is my prayer I hope this may be yours as well. Show me Jesus exactly what you desire of me, show me Lord to love like YOU! Love like you….Lord I want nothing more than to love like you!

On her commute to work, she was so tired, she saw while driving out of the corner of her eye, a dear friend, she hadn’t seen in awhile, standing waiting for the bus, she felt a pull, she felt a tug at her heart, she felt the Holy Spirit speak and this is what HE said to her… this friend needs you now, so she pulled to the side of the road and got out, she walked up to her friend, it was then the tears begun… all she needed  was a moment… she needed love,, she asked for prayer, so then and there, we bowed our heads..God had me there, in this moment for such a time as this!

Lord I want to love like you… love as you do…. We can get so busy, wrapped up in ourselves, we forget to practice what we preach, what does God desire of us? We are so wrapped up in Holiday plans; the business of the season comes over us like a very rushing wind, that try to take our eyes off Him! The very reason why we believe! Trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on our list, we do not always see the opportunities that are right in front of our eyes. That moment we can be Jesus to someone in need!

 The  next door neighbor, we’ve been friends for some times, just told me that her husband walked out on her and the kids, I felt the Lord speak again, this is the moment you can be a testimony of Me .. Show her love, so without a second thought I went to her door and knocked on it. When she opened it, I invited her to Christmas dinner her and the kids, took them in; gave them a meal and more so the
love that no one can steal, love that never fades, love that does not change, showed her Jesus that day!

Learning to love like Him, it may be messy, or out of our comfort zone, might be a bit scary to step out there on your own, leading by example, as we follow His lead! For this is what being the hands and feet of Jesus looks like to them.

To the homeless woman or man you pass by to the widow at church who sits in the back pew by herself. We need to seek the face of Jesus and ask where he wants to lead us! To open our eyes and have what breaks his heart, break ours, the broken, the lost and the hurt, the best way we can share the love of a Savior is through the love we share, how do we represent what Christ stands for, are we willing to go beyond our door? We need to be a light to this desolate broken and dark world. Are you doing your part or do you turn away and close your eyes to that pass you by? To the many missed opportunities, we so often pass by!

Being A City on the Hill

  Are you trying to live a Life that mirrors Christ? What view do you think the world has of us as Christians? Do we walk what we preach and how do we go about this? These are important questions every believer needs to be asking themselves. Are we forgetting the most important 2 commands that God gave us” “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and your all mind and all your soul and love your neighbor as yourself” Have we missed what being A Christ follower is; the very foundation and basics of Christianity. Others should know we are Christians by our love. We should stand out from the world! (Be in the World, but not of the world)

  The Bible talks about us being the Salt and the light in Matthew 5:13-16 it says”

  “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world, a town built on a hill cannot be hidden, neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven.”

  This world is a dark place, but we as believers aren’t suppose to just sit back and expect others to take the lead and share the gospel, we are all missionaries, in some form, we are his disciples and we are told to go out and make other disciples. How can we do this when we can’t shop love to others? How can we do what God has called us to do when the world sees us no different, when we don’t stand by what we believe in our actions and they don’t see Jesus in our words we speak, in how we interact in our daily lives, in what we post on social media, what example are we showing to those who are lost? to the broken and the hurting.

   We are suppose to be the hands and feet of Jesus, but so many times we get caught up in the worlds desires, our own selfish motives or even knowledge, we think that that’s how we will reach others with Christ and like it says in the scriptures in 1 Corinthians 13;1-3 which talks about having gifts of knowledge , but if you don’t have love then you are nothing! God is love and if we don’t have that component, that vital important piece then we are nothing without it!

  As Christians we represent Christ, the church, for the church is Gods People,, but if we are quarrelsome and living a life that we know is not what Christ requires of us, what representation are we giving the world of Jesus Christ. We need to be real with people, we need to get our hands dirty and be involved in their lives and genuinely show them we care about them, about their pain, their loss, their joys and their life, showing LOVE how simple it is, but so many forget what that means!

   I for one know I have things I need to work on, I’m still a work in progress, but my desire is to show the love of Jesus to others, I want to share with them my life, build that relationships, friendship with those I come in contact with, pray for those opportunities for me to share the gospel and those times will present themselves, but we need to do this in a way of love, otherwise we’ve missed the mark the whole point! So let’s strive to live a life that mirrors Christ and that means living a life of Love, before the knowledge.