The Love of Him.

"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my savior."

If I had to sum up the ways that that I feel about my Faith; about The Church; about Christ, then this passage would be a perfect explanation. When I reflect on all that has happened to me in the past year, all the people I have met, all the experiences-both good and bad-,I know that His hand had a play in it all. I know that He was there for both the good and the bad.

The passion that has been awakened inside of me, a passion for something that is greater than any passion I have ever encountered, it..its almost unbearable. This passion, it "roars like a lion" in the depths of my heart. A lion that cannot be silenced by anyone, not even the "Hercules" that is doubt.

When there are moments of doubt or moments of spiritual chaos, I can "be still" and know that my God reigns. That He is the "Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

"My God is not dead
He's surely alive
He's living on the inside
Roaring like a lion."

God is the most powerful force in the universe.

There was a quote on the board in Health class today, written by a random kid during a study hall. It read:

Selfless love that expects nothing back... is the most powerful force in the universe.

 So that means that God is the most powerful force in the universe. His love is the most powerful force in the universe. He loves us through all of our sin. He lifts us out of our darkness, not because He has to, but because He wants to. Because He loves us.

I'd like to quote a song from the David Crowder Band:

He is jealous for me, Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,

Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.

When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,

And I realize just how beautiful You are,

And how great Your affections are for me.

 

And oh, how He loves us oh

Oh how He loves us,

How He loves us all

--How He Loves.

Truly a wonderful song. Truly a wonderful God.