Extravagant. adj
1. Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure;
2. Exceeding reasonable bounds, excessive, unrestrained;
3. Extremely abundant, profuse;
4. Unreasonably high, exorbitant;
5. Straying beyond limits or bounds.
Lately and often, this phrase has been permeating my mind: "Love extravagantly." I hadn't the faintest clue why until I came upon this verse:
"Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious, but extravagant. He didn't love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that."
-Ephesians 5:2
Too often, I've felt that I needed compensation for loving somebody. I expected too much. To love extravagantly means to love intentionally and deeply. But we can't. At least... not in the state we're in. Only upon realizing how much God loves us - deeply and immeasurably can we in turn love others the same way.
6 comments:
is someTHING getting the best of you?
beautiful, just beautiful.
AMEN
=)
Nicely said.
And Turkey with whipped cream?
Mine was Ham with strawberry jam =)
_Patootie_
haha...keep wishing friend...no steak dinner for you. let's hang out soon tho.
True that...How do we love without expecting love back?
Anyway, *snap* is a way I change topics...(if you haven't been reading.)
Post a Comment