Only A Love For Christ

By: Erlinda Mejia-Olson

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.” -1 John 5:3

Unlocking the heart’s door
For a heart that is searching—
Hungry for love
For love to overflow.

Where can I find such love?

Overflowing in the wilderness—
Of God’s sufficient grace
In the love of God.

Inside of me—the very core of my being
God's Holy Spirit indwells
Moving me
To love
And to love in return.

Like a gentle touch
Of God’s Heavenly bliss
Warms my soul
And so is the love
Of my dearly beloved.

In the faces of those
Who are not afraid to love
In the utterance of words
In the expression of a heart
That is not afraid of being broken.

Reflecting on the beauty
Of God’s amazing grace
Fleshed out through my beautiful Savior
My admiration for such benevolence
For such LOVE
For such devotion.

Can I ever forget?

It’s Perfect.

Undying.

Unselfish.

So TRUE.

I drown on those heart-piercing words
God’s gift of life
His enduring goodness
His forgiveness.

I ponder in the absence of hypocrisy
Could I utter these words to Him?

“Your love is sufficient.”

LORD Jesus, if You never added to me another thing. If all Your blessings ceased. If not one of my hearts desires were granted by You. If You chose to never answer a prayer. If only hardships were to follow me the rest of my journeys. Could I still say, “Your love, Oh LORD, is sufficient for me?” Do I have the audacity to lay it bare and declare that my true desire be that You, LORD Jesus, do not have to do another thing for me? ... That Your love is sufficient.

If not, can You make that so?

“I desire my life to reflect a love for Christ, alone. Not a love for Christ because of what He gives me, adds to me, or keeps me from. Only a love for Him.”

“We love Him because He first loved us.” -1 John 4:19

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