Just Because

Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.john 14:21

I'm in Orlando this morning. I arrived yesterday with my daughter's car, filled to the top with her stuff. (mostly shoes!) We travelled these 1125 miles in a '97 pontiac with just enough room for us to sit because our daughter, Alli, was transferred here for her job and she needed our help. So here we are...staying a few days in her tiny, cramped apartment, seeing where she is going to work, helping her get to know Orlando (and taking a day to visit Disney!). Why would we do this?

It's simple...just because we love her.

Now, we could love her from Indiana, sending her stuff via UPS, selling her car and sending her the proceeds to buy another and simply pray for her well-being and that would be fine and perfectly acceptable. Or we could have just wished her well and sent her with a moving truck all by herself. Or even just telling her "Good luck, we love you and we'll pray for you."

But we came just because of our love for her...and she trusts us...has faith in us...and loves us back!

There's something exciting that happens when love is reciprocated.

You see, it works the same way with God. Faith is the catalyst for our relationship with God not the prerequisite.

When we love God, when we show our faith, lean and trust in God's actions, then something more happens. It's not that God will refuse to do things for us and with us, but when there is a true relationship, then God acts more completely with us.

Faith changes things.

So, here we are in Florida, facing another 80something degree day (while it's in the 60's at home!) just because...

I wonder what God might do for us today...just because?

Peace ><>
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