Abandoned life4/30/2023 ![]() ![]() I want to not only yearn for God but to yearn for people to love Him, too. I don’t want to leave room for anything -especially my own self- to come between us. Scripture also promises that by the way: Nothing will be able separate you from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus! 1 Corinthians 13 extols the virtues of love and then reminds us at the end that “the greatest of these is love.” Song of Solomon 3:4 says this: “I have found the One whom my soul loves I held Him and would not let Him go…”ĭo you pray for the ability to love God with the desperation found in the Song of Solomon? To love Him with the depth of your soul and to cling so tightly to Him that you can never be separated? And in that Truth, I find a freedom to live with reckless abandon.ġ. A life of Reckless Abandon is passionate about Loveġ John 4:7-8 tells us to love God and love people. I am learning, day to day, to rest in the peace of knowing that the One my soul loves also calls me Beloved. His Truth is unwavering, and His faithfulness remains secure. And isn’t that Biblical? Everything that can be shaken will be. Every time I think I’m secure in God and unshaken by my life, something happens that shakes me to my core. My own twisty, winding journey to this place is still in progress. It was downright exhausting trying to live up to pop-culture’s standards, and I fizzled out along the way. But I got worn out trying to be a good Christ-follower, godly wife, and proverbial mother. What does a life of reckless abandon look like? It is a life unfettered by the past and by misconceptions about Truth. Oswald Chambers defines it as “ totally unrestrained and willing to risk everything.” Have you ever felt that way about something? Like you knew it spoke to your very soul? This was that moment for me. ![]() Something in my soul knew that was how I wanted to live. The first time I heard that expression, “ a life reckless abandon,” I was hooked. “ I have one desire now – to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.” ~Elisabeth Elliot ![]()
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