The God I Serve

So I've been going through the bible this year attempting to specifically note the character/interests/desires/aversions/etc. of the God i serve. The God who is. This love of mine. I seem to know more about my friends than I do about the lover of my soul and that was a challenging truth staring me in the face every day. still is. I'm excited about this journey - this study. I was encouraged recently at my church when a speaker came in to tackle the topic of the new atheism - he reminded us that God calls us to love him with all of our MINDS. As he said that, I felt as though there were a spotlight directly on my chair, as it was clear to me that I have focused too heavily on attempting to glorify the Lord by loving Him with my heart (which we are also called to). However, I realized that my heart has been weighed down to love without more knowledge to lead it to love more intimately. It makes so much sense to me now - to love Him with all my mind will affect how I am able to love Him with all of my heart, which will then affect how I can love Him with all of my strength - as my love will overflow from mind, to passion in heart, to strength in action. :) God is so good in every command - in every instruction given to us, His children. His creation. His.
Each nook and cranny of His Word is for our good and His glory.

I needed that reminder - I hope it encourages you too. Love Him. fully.