Once upon a time, there lived a king, whose children had been deceived. Children who had walked off with a stranger. Children who had turned away from their loving father because of deception. They had been taken to the Kingdom of Darkness. Where his arch enemy lived. Now the King had one son, whom he loved, that had never left his side. He was the Kings first born. The King had a plan but he needed someone who could carry out his plan. He needed someone who looked like his lost and stolen children. Someone who could go in and pay the ransom needed to free his children. His Son agreed to carry out the fathers plan. The fathers plan would require something so drastic and painful that it brought tears to the fathers eyes. To pay the ransom his faithful and loyal Son, would have to DIE. But the Son, who was just like his father, was willing to give up his life, to bring back the fathers LOVE. The father told his son, that what he was about to do would be painful. That not everyone would receive, the LOVE that you were about to extend. The Son understood that his love would experience pain and that IT would be rejected by some but not ALL. So for the JOY that was set before him. He came and endured the agony and pain for those whom the Father loved. The King promised his Son that he would see him again. That his love would not be in vain. I chose to start off with the classic phrase that the world uses when it begins one of its stories or fairytales. Once upon a time, has done more damage to relationships, then anyone could ever imagine. It gives the reader, false hope, that where TRUE LOVE is, there should never be pain, agony, or sacrifice. That all good fairytales end with a HAPPY ENDING. That the true loves live happily ever after. That Prince Charming never hurts the Princess. And that the Princess never grows old or ever changes. Some believe that real LOVE doesnt hurt. That if it hurts, then its not love, because shouldnt LOVE ALWAYS make ME HAPPY? When I think of what Gods love really does to me and for me. I think of the word CHANGE. Gods love changes people from the inside out. Its not designed to change outside people or surroundings first to accommodate us. Its designed to bring about change in us, that will eventually change or affect the outside. Now will this change become painful at times? Will it require sacrifice at times? The answer to both questions is YES. Why painful? It can be painful when its not returned, when its rejected, when its lonely, when it has to even let go of somethings and move on. There is joy and pain in real love. But the one thing that Gods love, in us, wont do is fail. His Love will continue making us into the image of His dear Son Jesus. So if you are still believing in the FAIRYTALE about LOVE. You will set yourself up for great disappointment. Because Gods LOVE gives. It changes you first, regardless of what others do or dont do where you are concerned. Its real. The End :-)
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:26:07 +0000
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