hi everybody!!! :-) welcome to the third post... :-) hope you are well, and making eternal impact in our daily encounters... :-) praying for you... :-) believe it or not... :-)
today's post is interesting because it brings out a bit of my "romantic" side as I share some of me... :-) but mostly because it touches on LOVE... ;-) some of us get goosebumps at the sound of this word, others get a warm, fuzzy feeling running down our chest, others are indifferent... :-) wherever you fall, we can all admit that the word is not new to us... :-)
did you know that there are five languages common to every human being??? :-) I discovered this three years ago, while a freshman at University... :-) yap!!! you can thank me later... :-D the love languages (in the simplest way I can describe them) are the ways we express love to others, and would like to be shown in return... :-) got it??? :-) The five are: Physical touch, Acts of service, Gifts, Words of affirmation and Quality time. For more on this kindly check out this link: www.infpblog.com/resources/book.../five-love-languages/
my top love languages are in the following order: 1.Physical touch: I love to hug, peck and stroke loved ones' backs when I say hi, as a sign of affection to them (especially ladies, to be safe), 2.Acts of service: I love to help, can't say more than that guys!!! it's one of my ways of letting someone know that "I love you, and giving a helping hand gives me joy to make you happy"... :-) and thoughtful gestures like small notes just saying "have a good day" or "you rock!!!"...those simple acts "of service" go a long way for me, and I do that a lot to others as well... :-) finally, 3.Quality time: a long walk, a picnic together, or sitting in a strategic place watching the sun come up or go down ( I love sunrises, and early mornings generally)... :-) that does it for me... :-) just to clarify, I do this with my girlfriends a lot, first because they are worth it, and second because I don't have the guy yet, to share the intimate one-on-ones with... :-) that's me... :-) what's your love language??? :-) I suggest you find out, in case you haven't, so you can understand you better... :-)
do you think God has a love language as well??? :-) a year ago, if someone asked me, I would have raised one eyebrow, and answered: "I'm not sure how to answer your question"... :-D a friend of mine, who I owe much for putting this thought in my mind and clarifying it in the most amazing way, Maryanne Njiraini, a.k.a Mariru, mentioned it during a Bible Study fellowship, and it has been in my heart and mind ever since... :-) my hope, as always, is that the Lord will reveal to you His truth through my writing... :-) so here goes!!! ;-)
YES!!! The answer is yes, the Lord does have a love language...and it is called OBEDIENCE!!! :-) For Him, He is assured we love Him by obeying Him... :-) how do I know this? 1 John 5:3 says: "In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome..." (NIV) I would really love to explain this more, but Scripture winds it up... :-) the same way I feel loved by my best friend is if she hugs me, or takes me for a long walk and we just talk, or sits me on an elevated place as we watch the sunrise, God feels loved when we obey His commands... :-) and check this out: He even assures us that His commands are not burdensome... :-) shall we trust, and obey Him??? :-) :-) :-) :-)
here's a short part of my life story currently: I am in a complicated family situation as we speak: my parents are separated (just about to get a divorce), my brother and I stay with our mum, I have been forced into accommodating a step father and sister whom I am gradually getting to know, my relationship with my biological father has been a struggle for years and with my mother has been a bit withdrawn... :-) so many times I have asked God why I have to be nice, even when everything in me DOES NOT WANT TO!!!... :'( when sense and clarity are farfetched!!! :-( does anyone hear me??? :'( but for some reason, I always hang on to God and reach out for His hand at least, when I can't get to His bosom for a hug... :-) because somehow His hand will pull me up when I am falling... :-)
the one thing that God has never wavered about, is His word... :-) Psalms 138:2 says: "...You have honored your name and your word more than anything else." (NIRV) if He has said it, He wants us to do it... :-) remember He has assured us that His commands are not burdensome? (1 John 5:3) so it is possible... :-) my encouragement in this whole situation has been these three verses: Philippians 4:4-6, Galatians 6:9 and Colossians 3:23, and I assure you that never has His word failed to pierce through me, and my situations... :-) and remember, everything we do, is to make eternal impact... :-) you see, none of my family members are born again, and so God offers me an opportunity to witness to them through my love, my life, my prayers and my patience in bearing with them... :-) so at the end of it all, it is of gain to go through whatever I go through, because obeying God is worth it... :-)
I love the Lord, and I am sure you do to, but now we know how He desires us to express love to Him...by OBEYING Him... :-) may He help us, and may He bless you and minister to you as you took time to read this through... :-) show Him some love now won't you!!! ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) everything else may, and will in fact fail you, but here this: God will never (Psalms 73:26) and His word stands forever: (Isaiah 40:8). God be praised forever!!! :-) He is faithful forever and ever!!! :-) I am just where He wants me to be, as long as I obey Him... :-) could you say the same thing??? ;-) ;-) praying for you dear reader... :-) God is a miracle worker!!! :-)
have a listen to this song: http://youtu.be/idpaz9VCAZQ
Until I write again,
God bless you and keep you.
-Bumble Bee me... :-)
