On the wrong side of love is a bad place to be. Yet be careful: Oswald Chambers writes that "one of the most cruel ways of killing natural love is by disdain built on natural affinities." (Jn. 15:15) Love is not sentimental. Love is not feelings alone (although the power and passion should not be dismissed by any means).For the saint, love is the most practical thing. Our theology is worked out in relationships, even when it sometimes seems prudent to end them. But that should be done carefully: Sometimes, it isn't. Dear friend: TRUST God. Yet remember this: He won't
make us trust--whether we're too afraid to take the risk of loving another or to afraid to stick it out when the odds are against you both. Fear is too often the motivating factor which is repackaged as "God's plan." Abandonment is a cop-out for cowards and there's no place for that in the Redeemed. Still, deal generously and remember the rich young ruler, and Jesus'remarkable words which received all of the NON-action of response. Yet Jesus, LOVING him, watched him walk away. He didn't call him back. He just gave him His words, hard as they were, and watched him walk away. Listen, I know you friend, that you want to grow. Dwell in HIS presence and although your struggles will continue, if your commitments are based in the Word then your delight will be that of the blessed man (ps. 1). Your cistern will be pure, and your heart will be satisfied. Another's inadequacy will no longer be your frustration. When you finally do learn to love, you'll have the confidence of spirit and truth. That will be your inheritance. Zeph 3:17.
Friend, keep your chin up and love as he has loved us. Fight for the right and dream the impossible dream!
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