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| Category: Body/Mind/Spirit Work |
Date published: December 15, 2003 |
About Love - Very Important
It has been brought to my attention that many people cannot conceive of a love without feelings attached. Those of you who do understand, a reminder never hurts, but this is primarily to those who do not fully comprehend what love is.
First, let us take a look at love as if there were no one on earth to use love. Love IS, whether there is anyone to use it or not. If not one other person ever existed in the universe, God would still exist, for God does not depend on man for His existence. Since God is love, then neither does love depend on mans feelings to exist. So love itself, is not a feeling. It was Love that moved the substance faith to create this entire universe, before any person existed, for love is the only thing which can move faith, and of course it moved according to Gods hope, which was His earnest expectation.
It can be said that love is the 'glue' which holds the universe together, and love is the fabric which binds all souls together, whether anyone realizes it or not. Love flows, forever and continually, always flowing, in EVERY direction at once. Love is the most predominant (superior), pervading (diffused throughout) and prevalent (extensive) thing in the universe. Love, of itself, is always pure and CANNOT be contaminated in any way, and love CANNOT hurt.
Now, if that is clear, then we can move on to what use we put love to. Every thing, and every person has love as its/their foundation, but for us, we are only concerned here with 'people,' and how we use love, either for our betterment, or for our downfall. Either in a way which will build us up, or in a way which will tear us down.
Here is where 'feelings' come in, and where we go astray in the use of love. Every feeling, whether it is a feeling of fear, hate, joy, peace, greed, malice, happiness, or whatever, all are based on love, that is, they all have love as their foundation. The love flowing beneath these feelings is always pure and perfect, so love cannot be perfected in you, because it is already perfect. What we build on love is not always so perfect.
Let us first take a look at how we should use love, and then we will examine all the ways we have misused love. Since love flows in and through every one of us, then it should be clear that the only way we can use love rightly is to let it flow out of us to all of creation. Out flowing love is what is referred to in the Bible as 'charity,' or the GIVING love. This use of love is the greatest thing we can possibly ever do. There is no greater thing than this, and all 'great' works are built on this very use of love.
It can also be said of love, that love is all there is, because since love is the foundation of everything we know, if love were totally removed, all we know would cease to exist. Only when we are letting love flow out of us to all will we build on it the things which pertain to life, such as peace, joy, kindness, contentment, etc., and beauty and purity takes on a totally new meaning for us. Against these, there is no law. That is, these cannot harm in any way, but rather they bring forth health and welfare not just for the soul and mind, but for the physical body also.
Love should be like a warm summer breeze moving out from us to everything and everyone. Just as a breeze moves over everything unconditionally, whether it be trees, grass or garbage, so should love flow out unconditionally to everything and everyone around us. When this happens, we form positive feelings and of course our deeds will be positive also.
In ancient writings this use of love was called the 'plant' of righteousness and truth, and in present day religious circles it is known as Agape love, or Godly love, and it is what is meant by the word 'Charity,' or the giving part of love mentioned all through the New Testament.
The more people who put love to use in this way instead of just a few will enable the New Earth wherein dwelleth righteousness, to be established, for without this use of love, there can be no true righteousness.
All works we do are based on love, but where we first go astray is when we 'EXPECT' love from someone else, or any source other than self. God is love, and God is in you by Christ, so the only place love can be for you is within your very self. When one depends on someone else for love, then that persons outward flow is stifled, and that person then becomes demanding and the use of the love flow becomes selfish, conditional, and as the Apostle Paul would have put it, devilish.
For example, a few of the things which stem from this egotistical, selfish attitude are; If you don't love me, then I will not love you. After all I have done for you I have the right to expect love from you. If you love me you will do so and so. You don't love me or you would want to spend all your time with me. You could show me your love by buying me such and such. You never tell me you love me anymore. I am sorry, but I just don't love you anymore (If you don't now, you never did). Nobody loves me, everybody hates me; Think I'll eat a big ol' bug.
Are you beginning to get the idea? All of these statements are selfish, conditional and totally egotistical, and stem from trying to reach out and rake love in from someone else instead of letting it flow out of yourself to all others. From this use of love stems greed, hatred, fear, malice, and all such.
Don't misunderstand; We are to receive love from others, but never demand it or even expect it. If it comes, then good, but if it doesn't, it may be that the other simply is so busy trying to rake love in to ever let it flow out. Our outflowing love flowing out to them just may be the catalyst they need in order to let love flow out also.
The only possible way I can have a problem with love is if I fail to let it flow out to you. If you do not love me, that is your problem and I flatly refuse to make it mine. I will help anyone with a problem if they want help, but I will not make their problem my problem. The idea is to eliminate problems, not multiply them.
Many people hold the idea in their mind that we, us human beings, cannot love as God loves. Those people are letting their imagination run away from them. True, the quantity of love we let flow can never be as great a volume as the quantity that flows from God, but the quality can and should be EXACTLY the same.
I have heard ministers of the Gospel say that we cannot understand or comprehend Agape love, and it is impossible for man to love in that way, for only God has that kind of love. Did Jesus not have the very same love for us that God has for us? If it is impossible for us to have the same love for each other, then why did Jesus COMMAND us to ... "Love others; as I have loved you, also love one another." Notice, AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, also love one another. (John 13;34)
One last thing. If you agree with what I have written here, then copy and send it to everyone you know, as from you. If you agree with it, then it is yours as much as it is mine. Never, but never say; "Jack says." If you cannot claim it for yourself, then forget it.
The more people who can follow or learn to follow this rule, which is the same kind of love God has for us, the quicker things can be turned to the good of all.
Always remember this. It was NOT for the 'good' people Jesus died, but he laid down His life for the very ones many would be ashamed to be seen in public with. Pure love shuns no one.
Also remember that we are not a white race and a black race and a yellow race and a red race. We are a Human race. Let us act as such. I love you. Jack
PS The only reason anyone would or could object to what I
have written here would be that they refuse to give up their prejudice and/or selfishness.
R. D. 'Jack' Boggs
PO Box 399
Seville, OH. 44273
330-769-2213
RBoggs3888@aol.com
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