Love perfected

Someone very wise once told me that mercy is the proper response of those who have received Gods mercy in abundance.

This got me thinking about how we as the little imperfect ants that we are, are called to perfect Gods love here on earth. Wow, can you believe that God calls US to perfect his love?? How is this even possible...its so beautiful a thought that i can barely fathom this gift.

"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is perfected in us." 1 John 4 v 12

We can allow the world to see God IN us, and THROUGH us.

It dawned on me that those who have been in desperate need of Gods Mercy and Grace, are far more open and inclined to extend the right hand of Grace, Love and Mercy to those around us and those that God brings into our lives.

I think compassion is the key to true, Godly love.

And we obtain compassion by experiencing our own raw pain. Its hard to imagine what someone is going through without going through it yourself, its a different kind of compassion when you have walked in someone else's shoes.

I think that God truly does work everything together for good, for those who love Him, because even though there is so much suffering and sin in this world and in us, and even though we make poor choices and find ourselves in desperate need of Gods Grace...in turn, we find our own true hearts, our own identity, our own God given significance and our own unique role to play in Gods big plan. We find ourselves feeling overwhelmed with love and compassion for a world that is so broken, our hearts pour out and into those who are in pain, and it is our job as lovers of Christ to help heal that brokenness, weather it be by a kind word, a tear shared, a hand to hold or an understanding that goes deeper and beyond any form of physical comfort.

Lets take our own imperfections and all our bad choices..lets turn them inside out and use them for good.

We can perfect Gods love on earth.

This is what we are called to do.

Lets share and inspire.