Remembering to only 'like' stuff...even flowers. Remembering to 'love' people...and God the Creator.
JESUS My Lord and Savior -Anastasia Diamond
How often do we say, I love this or I love that…when talking about some thing that has no known eternal value?
Our casual wording gives everyday stuff a place of equal importance with the most treasured people and relationships in our life. In doing so, we speak words that unthinkingly may appear to lessen the value of our most important love relationships by comparison.
Should the words we speak equally compare the lustful attraction we may have to a chocolate chip cookie, piece of jewelry, an electronic gadget, a sport, a game, or a new car…with the blessings of the love we have for and share with, our children, husband, wife, parents, family, friends…or Jesus?
What a ridiculous comparison. Yet, every time we speak the word love in relation to stuff…we verbally exalt that stuff to a place of honor…while diminishing by comparison, the value of our love relationships with people and with God.
I don’t know about you, but I am wondering how I can possibly continue to use the same word when saying I love (fill in the blank with your favorite stuff) …I love you…and I love Jesus?
Continuing to do so feels like an implied insult to our loved ones…and most especially to the holy name and nature of God our Creator, His Holy Spirit, and His Son; Jesus Christ.
Clearly, English lacks the love-word options offered in Greek and some other languages. However, I can train the English words of my mouth to define the differences. Therefore, I challenge myself to this change.
This is my prayer:
Heavenly Father, I want the position of my heart and the words of my mouth to match.
May my words express that I like my stuff…and I love my people; most of all You dear God.
Father, I pray for Your Holy Spirit wisdom, discernment and knowledge…that I will make proper word choices to express my emotional attachment, attraction, or reaction to…all worldly stuff.
No matter what stuff I am talking about… I submit all stuff – every thing – to You for clarification of its’ true worth: home, belongings, gifts, music, movie, song, TV show, computer, car, circumstance, antique, money, flower, collectible, furniture, food, book, restaurant, color, clothes, shoes, phone, place….and more. I submit it all to You.
I pray I will remember to save all of my true love-words for people…and for You.
Dear Abba Father, I love You.
I pray You will continue to teach me…that I will receive and understand more from Your precious mind and heart of love.
These things I pray…in the name, power, and authority of Your Son, Jesus. Amen…and amen.
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