I Will Survive

"...I will survive, As long as I know how to love, I know I'll be alright..." Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive

Love is a means to staying alive. Alive and in touch with your soul, your God, and Jesus Christ. It is a means of survival. Keeps your heart soft. By continuing to love, it keeps the world from hardening our hearts and forming callous' upon them. As long as we know "how" to love, we know that we will be alright. Alright is a wee bit of an understatement. The Bible does hold an excellant text on love.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

The main thing to remember is to love outwardly not inwardly. We exude our love to those in need. If we have Christ, we have all the love we could ever possibly need. What good is keeping love and not sharing? We must avoid hoarding love or pride, which is self love. Pride is a tainted version of the beautiful gift God has given us to dole out to those that are starved of God. By giving this love, showing affection to others, we are piece mealing God out on a daily basis. We are handing out invisible tracts, bookmarks, and pamphlets that tell and testify of the love of Christ.

It is in us; it can and needs to be in them. Everyday that we continue to use and show that love to others, it makes Christ swell up that much more in us. Our relationship grows that much more with our Savior. It is an endless bank account, my friends. We can never overdraw of love(unless it is self-love), for Jesus will always direct deposit a fresh supply back into our accounts. You will never get an INSUFFICIENT FUNDS notice. "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work..." 2 Corinthians 9:8 There will always be an overabundance of love in the Swiss bank account of our hearts. Pull out of those accounts with wild abandon and give to the charities(people) of the world, and you will always know and have a great reward in your heart and in heaven above.

kenny