Light, Camera....and Love.

I love being challenged on how I think and be able to take another perspective on issues that I think about a lot. Today was one such day. I met with my mentor/friend who challenges me so much every time I meet with her. She got to the core of the issue and lovingly confront me on how I love people. I told her I was struggling with the whole idea of loving certain people and she pointed to the story about the prostitute who was dragged by the pharisees to Jesus. Jesus didn't condemn the prostitute and stun the pharisees by asking them if they are without sin. It was one of those light bulb moments when I realized who am I to judge and am I not doing the same things the pharisee was doing to the prostitute if I have hard time loving people who are "sinners". So much to chew on and really look at who am I loving on. Am I only loving on people who are just like me or am I loving everyone like how Jesus loved? Jesus loved people deeply and gave us what true love look like. I think today's meeting was time of humbling me and I am so grateful for my mentor/friend who let me come to realization about how I live my life. I think I have been so hung up about the little things, I am missing the bigger picture of loving people. One question that sticks out to me most is how can I love someone when I cannot accept the whole person's identity? I have much to learn about love and need a lot of help from Jesus. I want to be more like Jesus and to love people as He did. What would this world look like if everyone loved each other as ourselves and stop thinking about just about ourselves? There wouldn't be all this pain and suffering people go through if everyone loved each other. Maybe, if one person loves another person truly and that becomes a chain reaction, then, that would be just amazing! "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." John 3:16-17. God loved us so much and sent His Son to save us, not to condemn us, so who am I to condemn? I want to live a life of love and not bring judgment on people who may have different way of living then I do. I give it all to Jesus and I want Him to reign in me. Love surpasses all wrongs and embraces us just as we are. Thanks for reading and may Christ's love dwell richly in you!