Sunday, April 23, 2006
The love choice
"Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known My name." Psalms 91:14
Everyday we make choices. Some of these choices seem more important than others, perhaps having a longer lasting consequence whether for good or ill. But there is one that we can make, and there can be no greater choice than this: choose to love God. Love is a choice, an "on purpose" decision, an intense, single-hearted love.
Why would I choose to love God? Because He first loved me. Because He laid down His life for me. Because He promised to never leave me nor forsake me. Because He is worthy of my love. The list could go on and on! This is not to say that I always love God perfectly. No, often times I fail. But God is touched by the purposeful choice to set my heart on loving Him. I believe that God is pleased that His child chooses to love Him. Because of it, He promises"I will deliver." God's deliverance may not take the form that I expect, but because I love Him and I know He loves me, I trust Him to deliver according to His plan--even in this valley called cancer.
The week past has been a rough one for Malcom in terms of dealing with the side affects of the radiation therapy--severe fatigue and painful abdominal cramps. There is only one more session left, that will be done on Monday. Hopefully he will begin to gain strength after that. Please be in prayer for him. He also has another chemo treatment on Monday. I have lost count of how many he has had at this point...18 or 19? Maybe someone can tell me!
We give thanks for the grace of God given even in times of weakness. We set our love upon the Lord.
Everyday we make choices. Some of these choices seem more important than others, perhaps having a longer lasting consequence whether for good or ill. But there is one that we can make, and there can be no greater choice than this: choose to love God. Love is a choice, an "on purpose" decision, an intense, single-hearted love.
Why would I choose to love God? Because He first loved me. Because He laid down His life for me. Because He promised to never leave me nor forsake me. Because He is worthy of my love. The list could go on and on! This is not to say that I always love God perfectly. No, often times I fail. But God is touched by the purposeful choice to set my heart on loving Him. I believe that God is pleased that His child chooses to love Him. Because of it, He promises"I will deliver." God's deliverance may not take the form that I expect, but because I love Him and I know He loves me, I trust Him to deliver according to His plan--even in this valley called cancer.
The week past has been a rough one for Malcom in terms of dealing with the side affects of the radiation therapy--severe fatigue and painful abdominal cramps. There is only one more session left, that will be done on Monday. Hopefully he will begin to gain strength after that. Please be in prayer for him. He also has another chemo treatment on Monday. I have lost count of how many he has had at this point...18 or 19? Maybe someone can tell me!
We give thanks for the grace of God given even in times of weakness. We set our love upon the Lord.
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I always make a point to check for new reports on Saturday night. Sundays & Wednesdays are the days to let our prayer warriors at church knoe how Malcom is doing and how we must pray. We are praying with you.
Sue M
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