Do you believe Him?

ASK to love Him this way.  It is His will.  It is His commandment.  He wants you to.  If you ASK, you will receive.  And you will be changed. And everything else will fall into place.  EVERYTHING.

I recently gave a class on the subject of feeding a family on a small budget, and feeding them in a healthy way.  But I told class that I could give them any and every suggestion I had, but unless they LOVE God first, they shouldn't even bother to try to change.  Unless pleasing Jesus was their main motivation, then nothing I told them would work--they would just spin their wheels.  Hopefully, you will see that theme at the heart of most of my testimonies!

I was a "Christian" for years, and I would tell you over  and over that I loved God. But I knew deep down the love I said I had for God definitely didn't match what the Scriptures said I should have. I didn't love Him enough to obey Him. I didn't love Him enough to think about Him more than I thought about anything else.  I didn't love Him enough to just want to praise Him--the way David did.  I knew I didn't love Him that way, and I knew most people didn't.  But one day, shortly after I really began seeking God and seeking His best for my life, I heard a speaker explain this all to me, and she said the same thing I'm telling you. If you don't love Him, then pray to.

Dear  reader, we are living in a time of weakened Christianity and watered down truth.  Don't water down these truths. Don't take them lightly any  more.  So many "Christians" SAY they love Him, because it makes sense to say that. That's what Christians say.   But, they are just pretending.  Unless you can say, for sure, that you love Him, with all your heart, soul, and mind, then you must "park" here until you do. Otherwise you will just spin your wheels in your Christian walk and get nowhere, and get no help. You will just be pretending....walking a walk and talking a talk--maybe even all day and all night. But if you don't love Him, you are getting nowhere.

HAVE you been pretending?

And, if you read this blog, this is how I pray for all my blog readers continually.  Because I know it starts here.

Make it real.  Ask and pray, unceasingly, to love Him, and then you will know Him like I know Him, and He will be your ever present help in ANY situation you are in. Especially your marriage. Especially your parenting. And just especially, any kind of help you particularly need, because He loves YOU.

To read more about this, and about my thoughts on what to do if your husband isn't on board, check these prior entries:

When Your Husband Isn't On Board

Who Do You Talk To?

Marriage Vitamin Pack


But don't expect any of these entries to help you unless you LOVE Him the way He commands you to love Him--unless you truly seek first the Kingdom of God.

My fervent prayers, as always, will be with you as you seek to love Him, to know Him, and  to please Him.

Mrs. E