Oh how true it is ~ His love is so deep for us that we can not understand; that is why we need His Spirit to love the way He loves us.
Learning to love the way God loves “ agape is very hard to do if we are filled with self. Believe me; I am filled with self a lot. Although I talk to God throughout the day, I still have those really hard times to love the way He does…He has no hang-ups; He loves without condition; He keeps no records of my wrong doings. And there are plenty of wrong doings I commit throughout just one single day.
You know what my biggest challenge is lately. To be patient with our son. Don’t get me wrong – I love him, but he drives me up the wall lately. I know that our son has his issues with finishing school and finding a job. Couple of weeks ago I was ready to just put this suitcase on the street. I know, I know – it is wrong to even think that, but believe me, he is not easy to live with right now. I don’t remember who said it, but this is how I feel about our son: ‘I love him dearly, but I don’t like him right now’…I hope you don’t think that I am a terrible mother. It is just how I feel about him. I guess that is were God’s agape comes in. To actually not act on my feelings, but to do what is best…As Beth said on day 5: “Agape is fueled by the needs rather than the desires of self or othersâ€. I tell you, it is not an easy thing to do, but with the help of the Holy Spirit I can make it through this tough spot…“Agape is expressed through me when I surrender to the empowerment and temperament of the Holy Spirit 
Lord, I give it over to you, because without Your help, I can’t do it.
I want to share with you the song “Your Love is Deepâ€, because it came to mind while doing the study. Just click below and listen (if you have the time). I think that song expresses exactly what we have studied this past week. Agape seasoned with His grace…
[audio:https://eph2810.com/audio/You%20Love%20is%20Deep.mp3] |
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| Addie | Heather* | Carol |
| M | Rach | Jeana |
| Jenn | Amanda | MamaB |
| GiBee | Boomama | Maria |
| Blair | Heather | Nancy |
| Janna | Flipflop | Robin |
| Sherry | Patricia | Tara |
| Lauren | HolyMama! | Faith |
| Christy | Eph2810 | Karin |
| Leann | Rachel | Janice |
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Great post and I listened to the song, very beautiful.
I completely understand what you are saying about your son and honestly it’s probably part of God’s plan too. I mean what mother would ever let her children move out if we always felt about them the way we do when they were say 5 years old.
BTW, two things, where did you find the cool flash player for the song? You’ve been tagged, directions on my blog.
Thanks for sharing your heart here — I’ve learned more about agape love as a mom than I ever thought possible! I know exactly what you mean about loving someone but not always liking them. It gives me a vision for how God sees me — when I have all this head knowledge and I still mess up time and again. It’s pure love that keeps us all going!
I’m still enjoying your new blog look — YEA for WordPress! Have you seen Jeana’s new look lately at daystocome?