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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: LOVE (agape and/or phileo) (03/12/15)
Love....

Love is action...love is something ALL of us on earth have in common...we want to love, we want to be loved. I believe love begins inside the womb, it began when God created us to be in this world. Love....a powerful element, a sustaining kindness, a warm welcome, an exciting experience. However, do we LOVE ourselves? Regardless of our mistakes, regardless of our imperfections. Do we truly love who we are? Do we teach our children to love theirselves ? Or do we SAY to love yourself and then say out loud how we don't like something about our appearance? Or the way we say how they have disappointed us... What do others hear us say? What does God hear? God created us, after all....right? Are we disappointed in what He created? Love...love thyself....open your heart, mind, soul and spirit to this ultimate "love" .... Some may say its being egotistical to love yourself...but what they need to understand is...if we don't love ourself, how can anyone else? How can we truly love someone, if we cannot be happy with who we are and who we are created to be? Why do we let "others" put tags on us? Or pass a judgement on our lives? To the point that we are disappointed in ourself so much that we settle for any "love" that comes our way. Why is it that sometimes we put our worth at someone else's feet? I believe that God wants us to be PROUD of His creation...us....He wants us to love Him for how He made us. Thanking Him always...believing in His vision BEFORE we existed in this world, in His plan. He knew from the beginning that we were going to make mistakes. He knew we were going to live in a world with sin. He knew that we were going to be exposed to choices only we can make, paths that we were going to walk or...walk away from... He gave us His promises (because He loves us) that He will NEVER leave us nor forsake us. That ALL things are possible with Him...so many promises of what we can have.. as simple as speaking them into our life EACH new day...LOVE...is WORTH fighting for...it's worth living for...it's worth wanting, needing, believing, embracing. Love is in our hearts! Love is REAL!! Love is letting go of all that stops you from loving!! It's not going to be easy all the time either...because we live in this world in a spiritual battle against love...but God says...no weapon formed against us shall prosper! So look in that mirror...and shout...I LOVE YOU!!! start with YOU and the kaleidoscope of love will chase you down...LOVE IS POWERFUL.


3/17/15
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C D Swanson 
03/19/15
Good job of expressing your inner thoughts.

The transformation which seeps through us is staggering if we just think about "how much He loves us" it would make us see how special we all really are in His eyes.

Thanks for sharing.

God bless~