I hope y’all are having an amazing day with friends and family. Don’t eat too much ;)

I wholeheartedly believe that everyone is capable of emotion wants to be pursued in some sort of way. Girls may have that urge more often than guys, but even still, a man longs to be loved and cherished by someone. The most important of these is God himself. If we worried about God’s feelings towards us and His longing for us as much as we thought about our own feelings and longings towards other people, there would be a whole new life to live. Priorities are always an important aspect of someone’s life, and we all want to be someone’s priority. I don’t think that God put us here on this earth to be selfish in our learnings, to ignore what’s right, or to keep to ourselves. Living in koinonia (a word for fellowship and sharing in common with other Christians) requires all the skills we have as individuals to be brought together to live in a peaceful bliss. And being selfless and loving in all things we do is a major part of that. Love is everything, but someone once told me that love is mostly a verb, rather than a warm fuzzy feeling. I’m learning how to love and I find that person to be very wise in their teachings. Love requires a great deal of patience, compromise, communication, trust, listening, having the ability to act out your love for something or someone, and much, much more. It’s an on-going adventure, but is vital for living. “Tender and inviting, intimate and alluring, fiercely devoted. Oh yes, our God has a passionate and romantic heart*.” It’s in us too.

*A quote from Captivating written by John and Stasi Eldridge

Let live and God Bless,
Dana Buffington
www.letmyselflive.tumblr.com