Love is your movement.

It's been a while since I've posted. That's odd, really. I mean, a lot has happened. And at the same time...not. I'm still happy and jubilant about life and things happening. Here's a quick update.

A week from Monday, I'm going to LA. Yes, LA. I'm going for a missions trip. I'm sure you've probably heard about it. I talk about it a lot. I'm pretty stoked. It's finally hit me that I'm going and that it's soon, so now I'm on my toes. Donations are much appreciated, but I would really appreciate prayer. You really have no idea how much it means to me to have people think about me and ask God to help me. If you could please do that, I would be very grateful.

Also, I've been thinking a lot lately about love. I know I talk about it all the time, but there's so many different views of it. On the one hand, we make it out to be an amazing thing. It is that, but a lot of times we skew it into something that's false. It's not always what love should be. On the other hand, we make it out to be a horrible, terrifying monster. We act as if love is something you want to stay away from for a very long time. Then there's love in it's purest form. The totally selfless love that we have for one another. The love where you care about that person more than you care about them loving you.

I think that's where love gets messed up. We love people...but only if they love us back. It's an "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" relationship. I know I get that way sometimes. Or if I think that that person doesn't love me, then I lose a small sense of hope. This is a wrong view of what love is. That's why I've been thinking about it more. I want to love the right way, the selfless way, the Godly way. I don't want to conform to what the world says about love. About how it's only worth it if you get a relationship out of it.

No, I want to love people for their sake and not mine. That's how God loves us. He send His only begotten Son for a bunch of misfits, criminals, and honestly, enemies. God knows what He's saying when He tells us to love our enemies. He died for His.

That's something that will always amaze me. God loved me before I was even here. He loved me while I hated Him. He loved me because of me. Not for any forseen goodness or anything like that. He loved me just because. I find that so amazing. Since I, as a believer, try to be like Christ, I need to learn to love in this way. And so should every other believer.

There are many parts to love. Love is action, not words. Love is selfless, not selfish. The list goes on and on. What we have to learn is how to love the right way. I know I'm repeating myself now, but I really think it's important. Love is not about getting butterflies when you see someone and hoping they feel the same. No, it's much more than that. The words can't even begin to describe.

Love is the movement. Love is your movement. The question is: will you move?