"Though you were once despised and hated and rebuffed by all, you will be beautiful forever. You will be a joy to all generations, for I will make you so." Isaiah 60:15 NLT

So here we are in this place called earth doing this thing called life. Can we really live? Only with wholehearted love for God can we live. He created us to love Him with all of our hearts...so that is how we are wired. I am learning slowly that I do not work properly unless abandoned to gaining the success of loving God fully with all my mind, soul, strength- with all that we got. Our hearts are made to love violently! And Jesus promises that they will, the shall.

And you SHALL love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." . Mark 12:30-31 NKJ

I have also been truly realizing that I need God to love God, but He gives freely without putting shame on us, but rather taking our shame upon Himself and giving us His glory!

In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water. John 4:10 BBE

God wanted his people throughout the world to know the glorious riches of this mystery--
which is Christ living in you, giving you the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 GWD

But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 NKJ

Oh how hard is that! to love God who we cannot see, and have to learn to feel, unless He just rocks our world un-announced as He has been known to do. How can we believe. We need the gift of faith. Oh Lord pour out Your Spirit of faith.

Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed ? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." John 20:29 NAS

Shall we spend forever pondering His mysteries? yes and will we enjoy it? yes Can we really truly love others as much as we love ourselves? yes How can we get the answers to questions to deep for us to search about a God so infinite, so powerful, so other than us! God is love! what does that entail? Oh Lord bring revelation! Thank You for Your word, let it come alive again and again in our hearts until we are faced with You, seeing clearly a reflection, being able to experience all of You, having been known by You all along. Love, we love You!

We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing Him directly just as He knows us! 1 Corinthians 13:12 MSG

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3 NIV

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish , neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:27-29

Thank You Father God for Your promises! Thank You for the Word of Life! Thank You Jesus! Fascinate me with Your words! I agree they are true, holy, pure, powerful, sweet, and Oh! yes! better than wine!

I am my beloved's, And his desire is toward me. Song of Songs 7:10 NKJ
What God wants, He will get. I believe this, and He wants you and me! What joy to think that the safest, wisest, most powerful ruler of all things jealously desires to handle me gently until I am fully given to enjoying being His forever! I put my hope in You, Jesus my Lord!
…and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us Romans 5:5 NAS