I have been trying to process some thoughts today and haven’t really had the chance to completely yet, so I’m going to try now. A couple nights ago, the kids and I were doing some crafts on the living room floor. I kept cutting hearts of different sizes out of paper and the kids kept drawing notes and pictures on the paper hearts. At the end of the night, my daughter gave several hearts to her brother with sweet little messages on them. The next day, we got home from our regular Wednesday night routine and I was having a very emotional/painful moment. I sat on the couch and just cried. The kids both came up to me, put their arms around me and did their best to try to comfort me. We talked for a while about how it’s ok to cry, I was vague about the reason I was crying but told them my heart was hurting a little. My son ran to his room and after rustling around a bit, he came running back out holding one of the smallest paper hearts his sister had given him from the day before. He said “Mommy, this heart is very special to me, but I want you to have it so your heart doesn’t hurt anymore.”
This reminds me of the power of God’s love. I taught my kids how to make the hearts the day before. My daughter chose to give a few of her hearts away to her brother as an act of love and kindness. My son, when seeing that someone was hurting, knew exactly what to do. He shared the love that was given freely to him.
God teaches us how to love. We read all through scripture on how to love one another and treat one another. The knowledge alone isn’t enough. Love needs to be an action! Let God teach you and pour His love into you, but don’t just sit on it!! Spread it around! Have an active kind of love, ready to jump on any opportunity to serve and encourage others! Even a small portion of God’s love can do mighty and powerful things!
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