"Give and Receive Love" Essential #6

Have you told others that you love them? Have you ever told God that you love Him? I would always let other people know that I loved them by giving them a little gift or doing something for them, and I told God that I loved Him for I would spend some quiet time with Him. There was one person though that I didn't tell that I loved her. I couldn't tell myself that I loved me until one day I was to write a postcard to three people that I loved. I wrote one to a friend, one to God, and the last one was to me. I told myself how much I loved me no matter how many mistakes I made, and how I was loved even if I didn't meet people's standards. From that day on it was so much easier to look myself in the mirror and say "I love me."

I Corinthians 13:4-7 tells us how love is patient, love looks for the best in the person, love is kind, love doesn't get angry or upset at every little thing, love does not envy, love isn't rude, love isn't self seeking, love doesn't remember the wrongs.

Matthew 26:7-12 tells us about a woman who poured expensive perfume on Jesus and the people were mad at her for doing this. Jesus turns around and asks them why they are acting like this because she has done a beautiful thing. For when she did this to Jesus, she was preparing Him for His burial.

John 3:16 tells us how God was willing to give His only Son so that we could have the opportunity to repent of our sins and receive Him as our Lord and Saviour. God loved us so much that He wanted to make the way possible for us to receive Jesus into our heart, so we could share with others.Then they could do the same and receive Him into their heart.

I encourage you to call someone or write a postcard to someone and tell them how much you love them. Tell Jesus how much you love Him by spending some quiet time with Him. Do not forget to write a postcard to yourself and tell yourself how much you love yourself. Once you begin to give and receive love you will be a different person!