Conviction & Loving

I have the privilege of reading into so many convicting things (mostly blogs) on a regular basis. People pouring their hearts out about God, their life, and others. It's quite the look into someone's life. It goes deeper and fuller than any regular out-of-the-blue conversation that you might have with most of the people in your life. It's almost what I desire in real life with people. I almost wish we could be so close together that we would not hold back from each other with the love that we've been given. However, I do understand why this isn't the wisest thing. We don't have that feeling of love in our hearts all the time, right? If we as human beings could only pour out love, or else nothing at all, we then might be stuck with many dry, sapped-out conversations and relationships. We have that little love inside of us. Sad, but true.

What can we do? Well, all we can do is increase in our love. That kind of love is only found in Christ Jesus. We can't really do it any other way. I'm sure you've tried just as much as I to do it ourselves. He is the name above all names and He is love. He died on the cross and "took it like a man" instead of walking away from it. Many questioned why He didn't call upon legions of angels to destroy haters or cry out to be saved if He was truly the Son of God. Listen, you and I, we're the ones that received the gift of relationship with God through Christ dying on the cross. We can love by just knowing and accepting the love that was first shown to us. That's it. Like I said earlier, you might read this- and see the words that I write, my conviction, my life poured out onto digital ink. I pray that you would receive conviction instead of burden. Burdens must leave so that convictions may enter. Eventually, I pray that you may cast your burdens upon Jesus Christ. Amen.

²³ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
-Romans 6:23