Spontaneous Love

Lately, I've been thinking about God's love and what that really means to me. Of course, it's hard to ever fully conceive His amazing love for us, to really understand His true character. As I've thought about this topic, I realized that because we are so loved, because He wants us, it shouldn't be our mentality that simply because you are a Christian your duty is to love someone. I think a lot of the times as a Christian, we think we are supposed to act or love a certain way because we are supposed to...but really, is it supposed to be forced? How is that real? I think love is supposed to be spontaneous. You love because you do, because it just happens. It's not out of duty or obligation that because you are a Christian you are any better than anyone else. A lot of times, I think it's a huge weakness to have this judgmental eye. It's just like saying, because I'm a Christian, I'm going to love you, because I'm better or something, and that's what I'm supposed to do. But, that's not it at all. Christ loves us not because He needs us or has to, He loves because He wants to. Why is it so hard for us to understand that sometimes. I think a lot of the times we miss the mark. I want more of that spontaneous love. I want the real thing, not the doing it out of Duty or Obligation. And, I have to ask, why would anyone want that kind of love, especially God. That's just a slap in the face, it's like saying I pity you,so I'm going to love you. He wants you to want Him, not for you to do things because you think you have to, but because you want to, not because you are doing it to please other people, or make yourself look better, but because it's pure and true love. Because it's the real thing....

Spontaneous Love