How much do you love?

Recently, there is this recurring thought in my mind. I guess God is trying to teach me something, yet I cannot fathom.

Love is when you're able to take time off for the person in front of you and see the precious person behind the physical appearance and behaviour. Love is willing to let your schedule be disrupted for the stranger you see on the roadside.

Can I really love like that? As i reflected upon myself, i find myself too selfish, loving myself so much more than the people around me, let alone the stranger that passed by.

Yet God's love is like that, and even more.

And it is by the grace of God that one is able to love like that. This is compelling love. Love compels you so much that you'd do things that you don't normally do. Yes, there is only so much to human love. Yet, by the grace of God, we're able to love like He does.

Teach me how to love, Lord.

Teach me how to see beyond the irritating, disruptive, agitated person. Teach me how to see beyond the tight schedules and deadlines to meet. Teach me how to stop for the person by the roadside. Teach me how to love and expect no returns. Teach me how to love people so much that I do not care about how people look at me. Teach me how to hug the smelliest, ugliest, angriest persons, to see how precious each of them are in your eyes.

Teach me how to love, oh Lord.

Beyond the disgusted face, beyond the murderous eyes, beyond the curses and swearing, beyond the threats and anger.

Teach me how to counter attack. My only weapon being love.

If You want to put me out there, You've gotta teach me the true meaning and expression of love...

To Love Like You Do...