At this time of year you are constantly reminded of love. You plan romantic outings or long for them. Tips on showing love to your friends, spouses and kids are everywhere. There are tips on how to love your family, your clients and even your pets. But how do you love God more?
Let’s talk first about loving God.
It’s easy to start feeling lonely and depressed with so much love in the air. February activities present an idealized love that is so much fun to watch in the movies and makes our heart go pitter pat. But, that type of feeling love can change from one moment to the next, from one commercial to the next. So let’s focus on a love that is not fleeting.
God’s Love!
Nothing can separate you from God’s love.
“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39
This verse boils down to this: nothing you can say, nothing you can do or have done can keep God from loving you.
Nothing can keep God from loving you. He loves you without you doing anything right. He loves you in your darkest moments. He loves you when you don’t think you deserve it. NO thing you can name will keep God from loving you.
Once you accept Him, God does not require you to do anything to receive His unconditional love. So this month, along with loving others in your life why not try a few things on this list to love God. Practicing some of these suggestions will create a stronger intimacy with God and improve your mood.
There are many ways to love God.
Try these tips alone or with your family as part of your Valentine’s Day celebrations.
LOVE GOD THROUGH PRAISE & WORSHIP
- Sing along with praise and worship music.
- Listen to beautiful, worshipful music while thinking about the love of God.
- Create as a way to celebrate God’s love. You can paint, craft, knit or sew.
- Dance to worship Him.
LOVE GOD THROUGH MEDITATION
- Be still – eliminate all distractions, and focus on the blessings in your life.
- Go outside and purposefully take in the beauty of nature.
- Pick a meaningful verse, memorize and rehearse then share it.
LOVE GOD THROUGH GRATITUDE
- Free yourself of distractions then make a list thanking God for the important people in your life. Detailed why they are important to you.
- Take 10 minutes each morning to thank God for everything He’s done in the last week to show you love and blessing.
- Use these lists and express gratitude to those people in your life through notes or actions they will appreciate.
This is a short list of personal things you can do to express your love to God. Of course, you can do any of the activities on this list with others or for others in order to show love because loving others is loving God. The more time you spend loving God, the easier it will be to love others.
How do you show that you love God?
Let’s learn to love God first, then others as ourselves this month!
Blessings,
Karen Lindwall-Bourg
“Achieve Levels of Success Worth Celebrating”
*Founder, Karen Bourg Companies http://karenbourg.com
*Owner, President {Inter}National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs/International Christian Mompreneur Network http://nacwe.org
*Founder, RHEMA Publishing House http://rhemapublishinghouse.com
*Founder, RHEMA Lakeside Retreat Center https://www.facebook.com/rhemaretreat/
*Founder, RHEMA Counseling Associates http://rhemacounseling.com
About Karen Lindwall-Bourg
Karen Lindwall-Bourg is the President of the {Inter} National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs [est. May 2010] and the new President of the International Christian Mompreneur Network [est. July 2010], both at http://nacwe.org . She and the NACWE Operations and Leadership Teams work diligently to provide
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Karen is wife to Fred, Mommy to 6 kids and 5 in-loves, Nana to “going-on” 12 grandchildren, and treat provider deluxe for a herd of Great Pyrenees who protect their north TX ranch! She is an entrepreneur coach, author, publisher, retreat hostess and more! Learn more about Mastermind groups and “Celebration” coaching with Karen at http://karenbourg.com