Love Like Crazy

So tonight at church, we started a new series called "Secret Sex." Not the topic you thought you would hear about in church right? Well here is something for you to chew on. Church is the very best place to hear about sex. Because it is the only place that will teach you the right way to do things. The pastor said he got calls from parents asking if the material would be appropriate for their children. His response? "I don't know. Is the Bible appropriate for your children?" (Best response ever.) But man. It was powerful. God never expects us to be perfect. In fact, His strength and His power is made perfect in our weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9) It is only in our failures that His perfection is made known. He alone can meet our needs perfectly. Although my faith in Him hasn't always been strong, I cannot imagine what I would be like without the love and mercy of my Saviour. He doesn't care that I'm nowhere near perfect, He just cares that I'm His. He wants to mold me and make me into the woman He has created me to be; He wants to walk beside me as a friend and father, to guide me in right ways. He wants to be the shoulder to cry on, the hand to hold, and the joy that causes the smile. I want God to be my best friend. Though I may not hear, see, or feel Him, I want to always know that He is there. I want to strive to be like Him and hunger for His word in a way that I have never hungered for anything before. I want to give up things just so I can spend time with Him; whether it be in prayer, silence, or reading His word. I want to learn and thirst and be quenched by the Holy Spirit. Being wordly is too easy. I want to be challenged and succeed in being pure and holy.
"Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving, I'll be a living sanctuary for You."

I want to love Him, be loved by Him, and learn to love others LIKE CRAZY.