Freedom to love…

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It’s love week yall…

That week of Valentines where Hallmark makes a lot of money and so do flower companies.  And there are some really great chocolate options.

I know many singles hate valentines day.  I really don’t.   I mean I don’t really celebrate it, because well– i am cheap and don’t really want to buy myself chocolates- but I do celebrate that I am loved.  
On a retreat I worked this past weekend, we talked about how the word Love is thrown around with all kinds of different meanings. I love my  family, I love my husband , I love God but we also use the same word for I love carrots (ok I don’t but I thought I would convince myself that right there) 

Just for kicks I will share a few things I am loving with you right now.

My chalkboard markers which are so much fun to write with on my awesome chalkboard window my sister and her husband made for me.  It makes me want to be all artsy.  

I am loving trying  new recipes.  Yesterday I tried Lasagna (that is the hardest word to spell) enchilada rollups from my awesome friends food blog ( you are going to want to go there) at http://www.macaroniandcheesecake.com
And I am obsessed with Bethel’s worship CD We will not be shaken.  You can find it  on ITUNES.  It is awesome.  I am praising with it all day on repeat.

So I love all these things.  But there is another definition of love in the Bible .  It’s the AGAPE love, the unconditional love  that goes so deep that Romans 8 promises us that nothing will ever separate you or me from that love IN Christ Jesus.  Glory!

I want to love deeper, more unconditionally. I want to pour out love on others without the selfish motives of being loved back in return.

It hit me afresh today.

Freedom to love is found in His freeing love.
His love that answers every question I have, every insecurity, every deep need.
His freeing love frees me to love.

Linking with my friend Holley Gerth at   http://www.holleygerth.com  for coffee for your heart and my friend Kristin Taylor for 3 word wednesday at  http://www.kristinhilltaylor.com  be sure to stop by and join them 
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  1. What a wonderful attitude you have! To celebrate being loved is always a great thing.
    My daughter and her single friends are having a valentine’s party and I thought that was an awesome idea. It’s always a good time to be reminded that we are loved. : )

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  3. Beautiful post on the varying perspectives on love – it is a easily thrown around word. God Bless the English language and it’s sometimes annoying simplicity. 😉 I love the things you love too and it is so amazing to know that the love God has for us encompasses all our weakness and sees beyond our sin. Blessings to you, your downstairs neighbor at #threewordwednesday.

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  4. Hi Jen, The word Love is used a lot, isn’t it? If only we could all give the love that our Lord gives to us with no strings attached. What a wonderful world we could have. With His help, we all take one step closer each day.

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