Saw your question about love. My question is this, are we prepared to love, or are we prepared to be loved? Huge difference, many of us can love to a degree, but have great difficulty receiving love - especially from Papa.
Many of us want His love but have a hard time receiving love.
Well I have a WHOLE new perspective. Isn't that just awesome. I think there are those who don't want to stay away from love but are so captivated by fear that they are restricted from love from Papa to the degree that He has for them. And fear is a very real emotion preventing them from receiving love. Obviously some people just are so afraid of being happy that when they start to feel loved that they push the other person away.
I also think we put limits on receiving love from Papa because we are afraid of him, afraid of being exposed, and afraid of being hurt by the one who has never let us down... ultimately this is just fear... but it is something which can be all encompassing.
However, I believe that if we sincerely want to know Papa's love that He will break through all of that... but it still requires a willingness from us to let Him!
I think it's okay to put the onus on Father. Of course, I normally put it on everyone else ~ mostly my husband (ouch!) But I think it's okay to say, "Papa, I want to live loved. But I can't. Help me!" J.
of course we can all receive love but the question is - do we want to? and more importantly, are we capable of loving others to the degree that Papa has enabled us to? we can - but do we want to?
I am not sure what you meant by the question, but yes, I believe I am open to receiving love and giving love. Better yet, I ask God to let His love flow through me and splash onto other people -- and He answers that prayer many times!
You know what Shawna...I am totally changing my 'feelings' on this topic. I think if we can forgive someone of some great pain they have caused us, then loving is easy.
I'll tell you what, but my loving of people, regardless of hurt, or just plain loving them has so much to do with my relationship with Papa. What would be the point of loving anyone without Him anyway?
"It is difficult for some to embrace God as 'Father' and accept infinite love because many men do such a terrible job of 'fathering' their kids!" gfp'42™
Saw your question about love. My question is this, are we prepared to love, or are we prepared to be loved? Huge difference, many of us can love to a degree, but have great difficulty receiving love - especially from Papa.
ReplyDeleteMany of us want His love but have a hard time receiving love.
http://thebluebeacon.blogspot.com/2009/04/at-expense-of-self.html
I have two thoughts:
ReplyDelete1. I think that some poeple actually stay away from love because they do not want to be hurt. Especially from Papa.
2. I think the issue is not being able to receive his love, but were our beliefs lie. Faith in fear will put up a wall.
I wonder if saying, "I can't receive love." puts the ownness on the other to fix us.
Well I have a WHOLE new perspective. Isn't that just awesome. I think there are those who don't want to stay away from love but are so captivated by fear that they are restricted from love from Papa to the degree that He has for them. And fear is a very real emotion preventing them from receiving love. Obviously some people just are so afraid of being happy that when they start to feel loved that they push the other person away.
ReplyDeleteI also think we put limits on receiving love from Papa because we are afraid of him, afraid of being exposed, and afraid of being hurt by the one who has never let us down... ultimately this is just fear... but it is something which can be all encompassing.
However, I believe that if we sincerely want to know Papa's love that He will break through all of that... but it still requires a willingness from us to let Him!
I think it's okay to put the onus on Father. Of course, I normally put it on everyone else ~ mostly my husband (ouch!) But I think it's okay to say, "Papa, I want to live loved. But I can't. Help me!"
ReplyDeleteJ.
of course we can all receive love but the question is - do we want to? and more importantly, are we capable of loving others to the degree that Papa has enabled us to? we can - but do we want to?
ReplyDeleteI am not sure what you meant by the question, but yes, I believe I am open to receiving love and giving love. Better yet, I ask God to let His love flow through me and splash onto other people -- and He answers that prayer many times!
ReplyDeleteYou know what Shawna...I am totally changing my 'feelings' on this topic. I think if we can forgive someone of some great pain they have caused us, then loving is easy.
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you what, but my loving of people, regardless of hurt, or just plain loving them has so much to do with my relationship with Papa. What would be the point of loving anyone without Him anyway?
Back to the original question ...
ReplyDelete"I'm in!"
Gary
(aka Dad Patton)
Gary's reprise ...
ReplyDelete"It is difficult for some to embrace God as 'Father' and accept infinite love because many men do such a terrible job of 'fathering' their kids!" gfp'42™