Selfless Love.

Jesus said, "'Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.' This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.' 

Matthew 22:37

Jesus said, "The first in importance is, 'Listen, Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.' And here is the second: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.' There is no other commandment that ranks with these." 

Mark 12:29

He said, "That you love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself."

Luke 10:27

Amazing Love.

Tonight, I am amazed. I am amazed where God has brought me. I am honored that He has called my name and given me a purpose. 

Today marks the finish of my first week of college in Guatemala. I had been nervous about it for a long time. Then, as the time was closer I started getting even more nervous. Finally, the day was here. I had to go. I woke up excited, but I was scared. There was fear all over me. I could have let that stop me, but I didn't. I know where love is fear won't tread. So, what did I do? I turned to God. And He took it all away. ALL of it. But, you wanna know something? The honest truth? A couple months ago I thought I was crazy. I thought the idea of going to college to study medicine in a different language was...insane. And you know what else? I thought God was crazy for guiding me in that direction. I didn't see it being possible. But let me tell you one thing....God always knows what's best. He always knows. 


God is never going to leave us struggling. He's always going to meet us in the middle. But that means that we have to give effort! It's kinda crazy to expect God to meet us when we're not putting anything out there. As soon as I started classes God was there. He asked me to step out. And He met me there. The key is that we have to get up and make a move. A lot of times we don't do anything because we think it's too hard or it doesn't make sense to us. Living all out for God isn't going to make sense. You want to live your life in such a way that people will question your thinking and your logic. There's something wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers. We don't live in the natural. If God is telling you to go somewhere or to do something, do not hesitate. You won't be alone. He's right there with you. Trust Him. There's nothing more important in this life than Him. Not jobs, not money, not school. Just HIM. 

"If you don't go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don't deserve me. If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you'll find both yourself and me." Matthew 10:39

Don't try to make it on your own. Stop leading yourself. And let God lead you. 


...Do not worry. 
That's a mere worry of the world...
a culture you're not a part of.