Love God, Love Others..

Dear World,

This morning I read something interesting on facebook. My church runs this Faith Internet Church for people around the world, and they'll usually put out some little tidbit of what their next session was going to be about. This was what it said-

"Loving the unlovable. Jesus summed up all the commandments into four simple words 'love God, love others.' Sounds simple, but not so easy to live out is it? Does Jesus mean love the rapist, child molester, murderer? How about someone who makes rude and slanderous remarks about you?"

As soon as I had read the first 3 words, I was reminded of one of the big lessons we learned at SAMBICA over the summer. To love the unlovable. This lesson that we learned was put into practice almost immediately after the sessions we talked about it, because at that camp, there were certain people that would be considered "unlovable". When I was at camp, I do believe that I succeeded in retaining and putting this particular thing into practice. 

But coming home is a whole other story. I think that I learned to just love the unlovable that were put before me at camp. Not necessarily the people I didn't want to love at home, or those I met in my day-to-day life. If you go back to August, you can see the posts I made of how hard it had been to come home. There were some big adjustments I had to make, and along with that I forgot about some of the life changing things that had effected me so much at SAMBICA. Loving the unlovable was one of them.


Love God, love others... It does sound pretty simple. But the hardest of things usually do appear easy at first. But that doesn't mean we can't do it. He'll give us the strength. As long as we ask for it. With his faithful right hand he'll touch us and fill us with what we need to get through the tasks that seem impossible.


In Him,
Maddie Rose

Stressed

Dear World,

Don't ask me why, I couldn't give you an answer. Don't ask how long, I wouldn't remember. Don't ask me when, where, or how it started, because I just don't know. But I do know one thing. I am, completely, and totally, melting. I don't know if it's stress really. I don't have much to be stressed about. Actually, that's not true, I have more to stress about than your average teenager. I'm just very good at, not stressing. But for some reason, I'm having a lot of anxiety and stress over I don't know what! I don't have a lot to be doing in school at the moment. Yea, I'm a little behind, but I can catch that up in one night. It's not really friends, because I'm getting along well with all my friends. Yea, my family stresses me out, but like I said, I'm really good at not letting that get to me.

Maybe my pent up stress from the past few months is just pouring over? I know how I work. Sometimes I'm really really good, and other times I'm really really bad. I don't think my time of stressing and anxiety over load is going to last that long. I've been feeling the anxiety and stress coming on for the past two weeks, but now it's here with full force. I think it's just going to last through to next week, but for right now, I just need to cool down, do my school, then go to bed.

In Him,
Maddie Rose

Who is your Valentine?

Dear World,

IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY! And guess what? You're single, and on the market. So stop moping around. Love will find it's way into your heart.

Hey, did you know, you don't have to have a boyfriend or girlfriend to have that wonderful love you're longing for this valentine's day? This love is so much deeper. And so much more intimate and powerful and fulfilling than any love you could ever find. It's the love that saved you. The love that redeemed you. The love that sacrificed everything for your soul. A love that took the weight of the whole world upon itself, because it cared so much for your eternal soul it subjected itself to torment and agonizing physical pain.
Here is a letter from your true Valentine.

My Princess Bride,

You have captured my heart, My Princess.

I will always love you. From the moment I

dreamed you up, I loved and adored you. This

love I have for you is never ending and ever

present. My heartfelt desire is for you to walk 

through all your days knowing you are truly

the love of My life. I never want you to feel

you have to earn My affection; nothing you

have said or done can or will ever change the

way I feel about you. I have chosen you to be

My precious Bride. If you allow your soul to

settle into Mine and become one with Me,

you will never doubt that I am forever and

always devoted to you.

Love,

Your Prince Jesus

who can't stop loving you

People say, I love you more than life itself. This man meant it more than them all. He actually gave up His life, FOR YOU. So if you're having trouble this Valentine's Day, feeling alone and un-loved, think again. There is one person who will always, and forever, love you, no matter what you do or say. Always.

Happy Valentine's Day,
Maddie