My love has an end! God's love on the other hand, has no end! How quickly my love runs dry. It's easy to love the people I like and the people who are kind to me. It's easy to love the students who follow instructions, who respect me, who give me %100 in class, who don't talk too much, lol. What about those students who push my buttons the minute they walk into class. God's love has no end! Lord, help me to love like that. God meets us right where we are and loves us there. He doesn't say that we must first change our attitudes and our hearts and then He will love us. NO, He loves us right where we are. I want to love like that. I want to love my students right where they are. I can't do that with my own love, because it runs out quickly. I need the love of Jesus to be able to love well.
I also find that when my loves run out, I get frustrated with co-workers and friends. However, the things I get frustrated about I find myself doing to God all the time. For example: I don't always do what I say I'm going to do. I often tell God that I'm going to get up extra early, read more of the Word, and pray more. Too often I just hit that snooze button and another morning is gone. I expect God to give me grace, but I hold back grace from others. Lord, help me to give grace just as I have undeservedly been given it.
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