When I became a mom I thought I could never love more. As our family grew I found that I could indeed love more and more As my children married I found I had more to love as they found the love of their lives. However when my grandchildren began to arrive it took on a whole new meaning of love. I felt as though my heart was like a balloon floating above and now stretched even more.
Our granddaughter Evelyn Grace has a medical need that she not only needed a physician's assessment but now has been referred to a surgical specialist. As a grandparent it affects not only that part of my heart that she has but that of her parents.
Many times people chose not to love and invest in those in their lives because of the risk of hurting that part of their heart. By giving a large portion of our heart to them when they hurt, so do we. They tend to put up barriers to protect themselves so that the hurt will never come. That is not what the scripture teaches us to love only under certain conditions. In Deuteronomy 6:5 it states, And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. As in all things we take a chance in loving but this is our role.
Trusting the Lord that He will carry us through is in his promises. Trust is like that balloon full of love that I have only the trust is the insurance policy that all things are in His hands. It is like the string that we attach to the balloon to make sure it does not float away. In the book of Isaiah it states verse 26:4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. Are you hanging on to that string?
Psalm 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast hold on to me by my right hand.
Psalm 73:28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all they works.
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