10.14.08

Installing LOVE …

Posted in Love, Self Reflection at 9:31 pm by Sandi Rauwolf

The last few weeks we have faced some painful truths about ourselves (ouch!). They certainly were not very comfortable to think about or put out there but all VERY important to our spiritual maturity. God has now opened our eyes to the importance of a REAL relationship with Him.

And to think I had it wrong for so long!!! Getting caught up in all Satan was sending my way – every doubt, every worry, every trap … he convinced me there was no way God could love me and I certainly wasn’t worthy of God’s forgiveness. But boy did the evil one deceive me because God patiently waits for us to invite Him into our hearts and desire the most important relationship we will ever have … one with Him.

I’ve opened my heart to LOVE (to God) and it has forever changed my life. I hope you have decided to do the same. “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” 1 John 4:16

LOVE allows us to see others with compassion and empathy instead of thru harsh, judging eyes.

LOVE allows us to more easily forgive instead of holding onto grudges and bitterness.

LOVE allows us to open our hearts to the world, to break down the walls.

LOVE allows us to connect to others at a depth that past hurts had walled off.

LOVE allows us to walk with confidence and faith knowing there is a plan for each of us.

LOVE allows us to fully appreciate imperfection by embracing the true understanding of exactly why He sent His son for us.

LOVE allows us to live the life God intended for us by replacing the center of how we live (”I”) with the center of God (“o”) … bringing us LOVE.

I wanted to share with you a neat email my sister sent to me. I think it may help us to understand what God has been opening our eyes to the last few weeks … and that is opening our hearts and installing LOVE.

INSTALLING LOVE

Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?

T.S.: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

C: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first?

T.S.: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?

C: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?

T.S.: What programs are running?

C: Let’s see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge, and Resentment running right now.

T.S.: No problem. Love will gradually delete Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?

C: I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

T.S.: With pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely deleted.

C: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?

T.S.: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.

C: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, ‘Error – Program not run on external components.’ What should I do?

T.S.: Don’t worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.

C: So what should I do?

T.S. Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge Your Limitations.

C: Okay, done.

T.S.: Now copy them to the ‘My Heart’ directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

C: Got it. Hey! My Heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over my Heart. Is this normal?

T.S.: Sometimes. For others, it takes awhile, but eventually gets it at the proper time.

So, Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various components to everyone you meet. They will in turn, share it with others and return some cool components back to you.

– Tom Murasso

I encourage each of you to install LOVE and share it with the world … it’s free and the most important gift you could ever give someone. And you wonder why I always say it’s all about the love :)

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 5-8

God is LOVE! :) Blessings and love!

Sandi

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