Some thoughts on love

There is chatter from every side.
Doctrine, theology, and just plain opinion.
It clouds my mind and my thoughts.
One man says one thing and another says the opposite.
One man claims ownership to God for knowing the truth, the other claims the same.
They both criticize and judge the other.
Because of this,
they both are wrong.

God wants me to see who He really is but this cloudy mind cannot see.
There was once a time I saw.
It was a time you would think was great tribulation in my life.
I saw God more clearly then.
He spoke sweet words of comfort, He showed me His love and mercy.
I saw how great and powerful He was apart from man.
The funny thing is that in this time I was not attending Church,
I had no one pointing out theology or doctrine,
it was just me and God.
But when I returned to the chatter,
I became blind again.
God speaks love beyond human comprehension.
He gives us grace that we cannot even fathom.
His greatest commandment is to love Him
and love one another.
How can we miss that?
He says that EVERY law hangs on this one.
So why can’t we follow this one simple law?
Don’t you think that if we did that all else would fall into place?
Idealistic, yes, but has anyone really accomplished this feat of love?
Instead we try to “be good” and “do what’s right” in our own limited understanding.
So many of us do this,
unaware that the motive is to boast and gloat and look down on all those sinners,
Or even those who we claim as our brothers and sisters.

A world crying out for a savior!
Christians can’t even be at peace with and love one another.
How are we to love those who need it most?
If the love of Jesus was really in us they would flock to us.
If we radiated the fruits of the Spirit
then they would want what we have.
But we don’t!
We isolate ourselves and we rebel against community,
lest we get too close to someone and actually have to carry their burdens.
Or even worse maybe we will have to give up some control of our lives.
Or admit we are as helpless and lost as they.
That we ourselves do not have a graspe on God's love, grace and mercy.

What is the answer?

The two greatest commandments.
Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind.
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

ON THESE COMMANDMENTS HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
Matthew 36 - 40