"Jesus said to him, 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" - Matthew 22:37-39
My day today had somewhat of a rough start. When I got into my car to head to church, I turned the ignition, only to find that my battery was dead. I called those scheduled to ride with me as well as potential rides. Within five minutes, I had four guys at my house, all willing to help me. Just a few minutes later, the ranch family that was going to drive us, arrived. I was so blessed to be the recipient of verse 39 of Matthew. All these people were loving me as they would love themselves.
It didn't stop there. I realized on the way to church that I had left my purse in my car at the ranch. I had no money and no ID. As soon as I verbalized my realization, every adult in the car offered to loan me money for whatever I needed throughout the day. Again, I was immensely blessed by the outpouring of love I was experiencing.
The rest of my day went smoothly because of the love I had been shown in my moments of distress. As I think about how the love shown me changed my day, I am forced to then look at the first and more important commandment. Do I truly love the LORD God will all my heart, soul, and mind? Or am I easily drawn to the things of this life? I can honestly see how the Lord is growing me in this area. However, there are many times when I am distracted away from Him. I know that only complete love for God can allow me to truly love myself and my neighbor. Perhaps one day soon I will then be able to show love to another as I was shown love today in my time of need.
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