God's Love Language

Well, it's Monday once again...and I don't know what to talk about. Thinking back on my week, I spent it mostly in my room watching Primeval and British period dramas. But! I did knit a scarf and I actually cleaned my room! Well, it was clean for a few days anyway.... It was just a rather uneventful week--until I went to church! Recently, going to church has had a big impact on my daily perspective on life. It's always great going to church, don't get me wrong! But, sometimes it feels like I hear the same message and the same worship songs over and over and over again until I tune out. It's always nice to hear a new outlook and voice on things. For example:

This was put much more eloquently in worship this weekend, but it really changed my whole perspective on how we need to show our love to God. (Thank you Seth, if you ever read this....)

Have you ever thought about what your love language is? Personally, mine is giving. I love making people things and receiveing a smile and a hug in return. And, I love receiving gifts too. If you come and give me a bar of dark chocolate for no good reason, you might just become my favorite person. But, moving on... we usually give love in the way we like to receive it. Have you ever thought about God's love language?? Go ahead and look up Psalm 98-- the whole of my church congregation was challenged to do exactly what that chapter says. For example; verse 1: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. This is God's love language. He loves to hear our voices in new (even if off key) melodies that are of our own making. Words that are from our own imagination. From our own perspective. The chapter goes on, Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth! How often do you shout or whistle or scream or laugh with joy when you're alone with Jesus? For myself? Not very often, in fact, probably never. But this is how God loves to be loved! It will be unbearably uncomfortable (especially for me because I'm not very apt to do things out of my tiny comfort zone), but, in the words of my bestest friend, I need to want God's will...more than I want to be comfortable!  Seth called this idea "Doing the Word". Not just reading and listening to what God says...but doing it! That was basically the theme of church this week: getting off our bums and really obeying God's word. It's our job to find God's will, not wait for it to happen (that was also put much more eloquently in the message at church...). Worship. Pray. Obey.

Annnd, that's what I have for today. I challenge you to do the Word this week (and by challenging you, I'm challenging myself). Turn to a page in Psalms and worship just like it says. Love Jesus in the way He loves you. He sings songs over you (Zephaniah 3:17)! Why not sing your own, original, unique, beautiful songs to Him?

Be Bold. Be Blessed. Be Bodacious.
~Ana