Heartily part 5
Whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as unto the Lord. That's our motivation. That's why--and how--we do what we do. Do it to the best of your ability, because it's in your heart to do it. Let what's inside come out... by knowing and believing that it's in there. That, to me, is what it's all about. That's the secret, and the key, to life. Experiencing Jesus's abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life of love by letting Jesus live it in you, and through you, and as you. A life of rest is not a life of inactivity. It is simply a life of being still and knowing that HE is God. Knowing that God is love. Knowing the ultimate truth of the universe that says, "God is love and He loves you." Receiving and releasing that love. Look at John 13:34, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love another." That's the New Commandment for the New Man. That's how we live this life--loving as we are loved. This life is all about love. Because to live is to love and to love is to live. Those aren't just connected, they are the same thing. You can't have one without the other and you can't do one without the other. It all comes down to the heart. Keeping your heart with all diligence because out of it flows the issue of life. Which, again, is love. What else could flow out of your heart? God took your stony heart and replaced it with His heart. God's heart in beating in our chests as He tells us, in that still, small voice, "I love you, I love you, I love you," with every beat of His heart in our chests. All we need to do is listen. All we need to do is let what's inside come out by knowing and believing it's in there. That's how we do whatsoever we do unto the Lord. We don't worry about who we are loving. Love God and love people. Love God BY loving people. Let God love you and love Him back by loving the people you come into contact with. So let's take "deserve" out of the equation. Instead of trying to decide whether or not someone deserves your love, you should be getting to know them so that you can love them to the best of your ability. Because people love in many different ways. And people receive love in different ways. If you want to truly connect with someone, it's important that you love them the way THEY need to be loved. It's important that you get to the point and the place where you see a need in someone and meet that need. That's wisdom. That's compassion. That's love. So don't think about "why" you "should" love someone so much as thinking about HOW you CAN love someone. The heart is only concerned with love. Either trying to get it because you think you don't have it... or giving it away because you know that you do have it. Either way, you're following your heart. Everything flows from the inside out--even when you think you're trying to fill the inside with what comes from without. The problem is when you look for love in all the wrong places and run around like a chicken with its head cut off. The problem is when we rob ourselves of the gift we've been given instead of experiecing and enjoying that gift by giving it away. By sharing it. So do what you do heartily. As unto the Lord. To the best of your ability. Because it's in your heart to do it. That's what makes life worth living. That's how you experience Jesus's life by letting Him live it in you, and through you, and as you!