Love is Action

"If you have become bitter and sour, it is because when God gave you a blessing you clutched it for yourself; whereas if you had poured it out unto the Lord, you would have been the sweetest person out of heaven. If you are always taking blessings to yourself and never learn to pour out anything unto the Lord, other people do not get their horizon enlarged through you." -Oswald Chambers


I was reading Luke 11 this morning and meditating on truly asking, knocking, and seeking...God desires to give to us when we step out in boldness, right?  I felt as though something wasn't clicking though, like I was missing a part of what God is telling me this morning.  Then I read my daily excerpt from My Utmost For His Highest (above quote) and it all just clicked.  Often I ask God for a blessing, one that He's laid on my heart, He gives it to me and then I'm happy.  That's it, I am satisfied that He has answered my prayer...  It's beautiful to be satisfied in the Lord but I'm missing the step of action!  God gives us blessings so we can bless others,  and ultimately so we can love Him better.  Love Him by serving, worshiping, sharing...LOVE IS ACTION!  I don't know how many times I've said that, prayed that, and meditated on that, but have I ever lived it?  It breaks my heart to think I have missed loving my Father in the way He has called me to love.  My prayer today is to love Him the way He has loved us, to sacrifice who I am and what He has given me.  I want to be fertile ground for God to grow something so beautiful through me.  


As my friends from Off The Wall say so often, 'Love God Today!'