Hey guys. I might get better at this blog thing someday, but for now, I guess a post every 2 or 3 months is where its at. Lol. Really though, that is better than I used to do.
Today I want to talk about Christlike love. Christlike love is a very powerful thing, and most of the time I dont feel like I deserve it. Especially because of all the things that have happened in my mortal journey of life. I am learning a lot about this love though. This love is pure and unconditional. He loves us even when we make mistakes. Though He does not love the mistake we make, He loves us because He knows who He created us to be, and we are His. The mistakes we make can either turn us back to Him or take us farther away. Even when we run away or try to hide, He still loves us, still waits with His arms open, gently inviting us to return to Him.
Lately I have been seeing this love, well, everywhere. In my darkest moments when I was considering removing my name from the church, some special people entered my life and showed me this love. They didn't know it when they first started fellowshipping me, but I had decided there was no point in anything. After I removed my name from the church, there was going to be nothing keeping me around, because the life I was living then did not bring me happiness. So, I was planning my death. I had tons of ideas on how to do it, and was searching for more. My poetry was dark and suicidal, and I didn't care what happened. As my visiting teachers, these two could have just come to my house with a message on the last Sunday of the month, but they never did that. No, instead, they befriended me and loved me and included me in things, and never once told me they were my visiting teachers or even acted like they were there because I was a project for the Relief Society Presidency. Of course, once I learned that they were my visiting teachers, they did begin to give me spiritual messages, but only the ones where they asked me what my next step in my spiritual progression was. I will forever love these two because of how they showed me His love.
My Hispanic coworkers are other people that have shown me how to live like Him. These ladies love everyone they meet and are so inclusive of everyone, and they are genuinely concerned about everyone's well-being. I adore them and their culture because they remind me of Him. Also, the people that I am closest to right now and consider my best friends, are people who are trying to live in His love, and trying to show that love to all. Sometimes even when the people they are loving don't want their love. But they never push that love on anyone. Instead, they let His love work through them and let His light shine in everything they do.
Guys. This is how Christlike love works. I am so grateful that I get to see this in my life and that I am lucky enough to love these people that are epitomes of His love. Without them, I would not be here today. These angels have blessed my life in so many ways, and I hope that I can send those blessings forward.
Always,
Leone
