COME ALIVE

'love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, and is not easily angered. it keeps no record of wrongs. love does not delight in evil but rejoices in truth. it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.' it is easy for me to grasp now, to accept really, that love is painful. love, in its truest form, in the form that God intended it to be, goes against everything that we naturally want to do. in our flesh, in our earthly, natural selves, we are not generally patient, kind, content, humble, selfless, calm, foregiving, truth seekers who protect, hope, trust, and persevere. especially if these are required of us by a person who is rude, mean, annoying, stinky, slow, unintelligent, or simply unloveable. but God requires it of us. He asks us to love everybody. those who are slow, dumb, annoying, mean, selfish, along with those who are lovely and wonderful. this is a painful request f

All the people that I see How they search so desperately It's all I want, all I need, is for you to give to me A heart for those who need to know how much you care Well I can see your burden coming everyday, searching for the answer I just need you to burden me with the weight that you love me Burden me with your plan Burden me with the message that you've given me Burden me here I am Well the purpose within me How it burns so fervently It's all I want, all I need, is for you to give to me A heart for those who need to know how much you care Well I can see your burden coming everyday, searching for the answer I just need you to burden me. Here I am . " If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me " I do not get to skip along aimlessly after Christ because it's happy, fun, and safe. Instead I deny must daily deny myself, asking God to burden me with His will. In His will there is joy, abundant treasures