Why So Much Love?

Today as I sit here typing, I am struck by the fact that God is a loving and caring being. He wants to hear from us, and two nights ago, He reminded me of how much He loves to hear from me. My friend John suggested that I start writing things down and journaling. It was then that I remembered the relationship that I had with God in the past when I wrote to Him. So, I decided that night that I would take pen in hand and start writing to my best friend, and brother in the whole entire universe: Jesus Christ. As I started my letter out, I began by stating, my appreciation for Him taking the time to listen to me, then I asked Him to make the enemy leave. So after that I started my letter to Him, and shared with Him some of the difficulties that I was going through in my life at the time. To my amazement I began to feel more close to God, He actually began to be revealed to me more. Not only did I write, but I would be impressed with thoughts, and Bible verses that I had read in the past. To every question, Jesus had an answer, and for every answer He gave, He gave me the support, and encouragement to recieve that answer. Friend, I don't know what your name is, but Jesus does, and He wants to hear from you. A while back I had gone to a counselor and had poured out some of my heart to them and I had recieved a little help. But one day I was back in Indiana, without a counselor to talk to, and I was being bothered by a whole bunch of issues, they were just wearing me down, and making me depressed. As I cried out to God, I asked for Him to give me a psychologist, I could talk to. Almost immediately, I felt an answer in my heart. "I will be your psychologist." I said, "Jesus, You would do that for me?" "Yes" Was His answer, and so for a while, I would take all my questions to Him, but after some time, I stopped doing that, and my relationship with Him began to slip and start to fall apart. So, two days ago, I decided to start writing to my awesome Counsoler again. After the first day of writing came, then came the second, and as I began to read what I had writtin, I tears began to slowly fill my eyes, and the room got a little watery, as they started to fall. As I began to read, about Jesus taking time to listen to what I am going through, more tears fell, as I realized that Jesus was actually listening, He was really there caring about me, and what I was going through. For so long in my life, I would just feel like no one cared, and maybe that is how you are feeling right now friend. But I want to assure you, that Jesus still wants to hear from you. Go and get yourself a pen, and a notebook, and start writing to Him. He is willing to listen and to give unconditional Love. I recently read in a book, that God is the source of unconditional love. I believe that there is not a single person out there, who is not starving for love. Human love can only go so far, and it is not the source of real love. God is the source. Even if you feel like your love cup is full already, I want to encouarge you to get the love that God has to offer you, and if you have, then I want to encourage you to take the next step. What is that, you may ask, well the next step is sharing that love with those around you. Ask God to give you soo much love that you will not be able to hold it in, that your cup will run over, and I promise that He will. You see, God gives us unconditional love for us to be conduits of that love to those around us. Last night I was talking on the phone to someone, and I was talking about how I had recieved so much love from God, and how people can't love unconditionally, "Well" I thought "Then I guess I can just keep all this love to myself" The next day I was sitting at a table and listening to a cd. The song on the cd was Give me Jesus. I sang along, with the words and was encouraged, but as I got to the second verse, the words went like this "And when I am alone, give me Jesus" As I sung that verse, the phone rang, and it turned out to be my friend Richard, (who, by the way, happens to be all alone, with no one to talk to) Immediately I felt a tug at my heart and this thought entered my mind "Brandon, when You are alone, I am there for you, now I want you to be there for someone else, and introduce him to me, so that he does not have to worry about being alone. I picked up the phone, and after I had talked to Richard, I realized Jesus words, were that He had blessed, me so that I could go out and let Him work through me to be there for others, and friend, that is exactly what Jesus wants for you, but if you don't have the love to give, you won't be able to do that. So I want to encourage you to go to Jesus, He loves you and cares for you! It doesn't matter what you have done, or where you have been, or what you have said, just explain your case to Him, and I promise He will not leave you. Jesus says in John 14:18 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." Don't be afraid child, Jesus knows what you are going through, He wants to wrap His loving arms around you, and take you into His arms, and comfort you. He loves you sooo much! More than your wildest dreams could ever imagine :)

Jeremiah 31:3 says: The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.