Give and Receive

The sense of wonder and awe is palpable. The invitation to a childlike faith, a pure enjoyment of everyday and everyone is here. We have a choice to resist or receive what the Lord is releasing through other people. But I can tell you from personal experience, the liquid love is flowing like a river of life out of people to us if we want it.

I was with a woman yesterday and we were talking for about 45 minutes as I took her to the airport and by the end of our trip together, she hugged me and she did not even know me. Love penetrates the hardest places in people’s hearts and they see, feel and hear God when we love them where they are.

Church, the Bible says, God is love and we have Christ in us, so we have the ability to be dispensers of love to others. But to do so, we must be able to receive love from others as well. We can’t give what we don’t have and yes God loves us, but so do people. Break free from any lie that says you are not lovable, for it is just not true. God loves you and so do we.

Once you receive that love, it births in you a joy that is identifiable, a peace that is undeniable and a gratitude that is expressable. Our hearts find their rhythm when we receive and give love. Our mouths can’t help but speak praise of God and others.

Psalm 9 says, “I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” Out of the abundance of our hearts we give love, we give thanks, we give praise. Love is what we all long for. Give it and receive it, there is truly nothing Iike it. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

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