We know that God looks to a man’s heart.  What is love to you?  Not to the guy next to you, to you.  For Love’s purpose within your own heart, whether craving in neediness, giving in self-sacrifice or burdened with having never felt its velvet touch drives a man to immeasurable heights.  What could measure to this precious gift?  You will struggle to name it even in comedic attempt.

What God has given us is for use to seed the garden.  He will bring the increase, exponential perhaps, but again something left to His Will, Kindness and Promises.  Why then must we use the love he has given us so sparingly?  It seems as though we do not know abundance only rationing and scarcity.  How may a man overflow into another person’s life when he himself is only slightly full?

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried in fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 1Peter1:3-9

This life, this Christianity, this living for Christ, in Christ and He through each of us is meant to be a time of overflowing joy, peace and most of all, Love.  We were not meant for sparse thinking but to share for the Living Waters of an Eternal Well Spring.  To offer water, or air or food, help, praise, song, prayer or counsel we must have first been filled of these things by Almighty God through Christ.  For this life is simply a time of trial in our faith through various temptations, situations and emotion.  But we never face these alone as does every man or woman that does not know Jesus.  Imagine your pain intensified by being entirely helpless without shelter in Christ.  I remember so short a time ago when I was a wretched man and I thank God that I am able to help those still caught firmly in the chain of sin.  They need His help and we are meant to lead them to Him for relief.

My struggle is with myself for command of my conscious attitude.  Shall I whine about circumstance when I know these trials produce patience leading to renewed, invigorated or increasing faith?  Shall I demonstrate negativity when those about me desperately seek relief from the python grasp of sin and death?  Or maybe, can I raise my eyes in victory, knowing where my hope resides, proclaiming hope and joy and peace to those who desperately need, Him?  This fire, is a Holy thing, consuming the chaff of my life, forcing the dross from my bones, leaving only refined mettle, the mettle of man born again through Christ.  I will stand in it awhile, if He bids me so and know that doing so makes me more like Him.  Thank you Father, thank you Dad.  This is the day I was given I will rejoice and be glad in it.  All Praise to God the Father in the Name of Jesus Christ the King.