FRAGRANT OFFERING

Love this verse I recently read it in a Bible study. First thing that came to me was LOVE!Word we intent to throw around a lot without the true meaning!! We can be all works.We can be the noblest.  We can give and donate. We can sing the songs. We might think Sundays are enough to go to church. We lift our hands and say yes Jesus. Right after service we're back at it again. We intend to lie. We cheat on God with other idols or relationships!!! That's not true love. I look at my husband and say I love you. But have people on the side replacing who he is for me. I did this so many times.... not only to him.... but to God!!!! I can even think of how many times I did this to my friends. I would say to people I care about you but if you come into this area things change. If you betray me that's it I don't talk to you anymore. You do something to hurt me or if I even felt a tiny hint of lies, I wouldn't even think you worth my time. I had too much pride. I thought if I keep this up no one will get close. That's crazy because Jesus needs to be personal!!!!!! It's NOT A RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT BEING PERSONAL!!! I learned that if I truly love Jesus I needed to be personal! That includes me overcoming my fears! I cant hide behind what I feel. I needed to include him in my job, school, friends in church and out of  church. I not only needed to forgive people and past relationships. I needed to look at what God did for me. I have no excuses!!! I look at his sacrifice he forgave me! I wanna stand here and stay they don't deserve my forgiveness! YEAH RIGHT! IM NOBODY!!! I needed to not only love like he loved me but also give that to others. I needed to give that to people I knew spoke bad about me. I needed to give love to people who I didn't even know!!!! So much for staying safe it was opposite of what Gods us to be! He didn't say okay wait,,,,,I want for everyone to accept me before I get to that Cross! He just gave him self up that's it! Just like that....we got salvation!