My daughter accepted Jesus as her savior and was baptized at the age of 5. Some might say this is too young, that she did not understand what she was doing, or even that I had brainwashed her. Yes, I heard them all. God kept reminding me that He calls us to have a childlike faith, and that Jesus reminds us to let the children come to him. I knew she understood exactly what she was doing, and since then she has taught me about childlike faith and what it looks like to fall in love with Jesus.
It is amazing. She hasn’t read the bible, and what she does know about Jesus and the scriptures have been taught to her by myself, her sunday school teacher (again myself), and her teachers at school. Yet, she loves Jesus so deeply that it brings her to tears, literally.
One day we were in the car, and I heard her crying. This seemed odd because nothing had happened to make her cry, she was just crying. When I asked her why she was crying, she innocently told me that she wanted to be in Heaven right now because she wanted to see Jesus. She went on to tell me how much she loved him and missed him. I was astonished to say the least.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that she is in love with Jesus. Think about when you first fell in love with someone. When you fall in love nothing else matters, and all you can think about is the person you love. You wake up thinking about them, and you go to sleep thinking about them. Also, when you are not with them it hurts, and you have this overwhelming desire to be with that person again. To top it all off you will do ANYTHING to be with that person.
Guess what…THIS IS HOW WE SHOULD FEEL ABOUT JESUS!
I’m not saying everyone should break down and cry at the drop of a hat because they can’t physically be with Jesus right now, but what I am saying is that when you love Jesus you put him first and love him with all your heart.
“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:5).
This is the first commandment. We should love God first above everything else, including others.
Jesus loves you more than you could ever imagine. He loves you so deeply that he sits and waits on the other end of the phone line for you to call. Patiently he waits to hear from you. Your phone line to God is prayer. You don’t have to pay a monthly bill, long distance fees, or overage charges. It is completely FREE, and you can contact him anywhere and at anytime. When you start spending time with God, intimate prayer time, your heart will start to fall for him. It is inevitable. You will FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS. He is AMAZING!
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