Usually its hard for men to talk about love, being in love, being loved, etc., etc.  Why? Because we’re taught that just isn’t manly or macho, whatever, the heck that means.  But it is true.  Start a conversation about falling in love with the fellas and watch their reaction.

It’s cool. I use to be the same way.  Didn’t hear the words “I Love You” a lot growing up from my father.  No knock here or disrespect, it was just something that wasn’t said.  I wasn’t scarred or anything, because I watched what my dad did for us.  He worked, he disciplined( he was real good at that, LOL), he protected and he taught what he knew.  He shared to my brother and me what he believed a man was all about; being responsible, being accountable for your actions, being honest as much as possible and taking care of those you loved.  It wasn’t necessarily the words, “I love you” that were said, but as they say, actions speaks louder than words.

So where am I going with this?

Whether in action, deeds or words, LOVE has everything to do with our lives.  As men, we may try to hide it, but we can’t fool ourselves all the time.  We look for love in all its forms.  We want to show and give love, of course in our own way, and we get hurt by loving sometimes.  We fight over those things we love.  Wage war over things and people we love.

Love is important to our very existence.  It can set our lives free to be all that we can be, if we are not afraid to embrace it as a way of life. However, that’s for another post, but I just wanted to plant the seed.

I want to share with you the words of a man that wasn’t afraid to tell others he was in love.  In fact, he wrote about it many, many times in what we call the Psalms.  I believe you would agree with me that King David wasn’t a wimp.  He fought lions, bears and a giant.  Yet he didn’t think it was less manly of him to express his love for his God.

Here’s my devotional for you today.

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The great thing, and the only thing, is to adore and praise God. — Thomas Merton

Love begins when the needs of someone else become more important than your own. — Lao Wei

Psalm 63:1-8 NLT O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you.  My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. 2. I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory. 3. Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!  4. I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. 5. You satisfy me more than the richest feast.  I will praise you with songs of joy. 6. I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. 7. Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.  8. I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.

What a beautiful love letter to God. Have you ever thought of God in the way or similar to the way that David describes his feelings for Our Heavenly Father?  Are you in love with Him?  As the hours, days, weeks, months and years go by, does the thought or desire to fall in love with God ever cross your mind? We spend most of our lives, time, energy and resources falling in love or loving many, many things and people, but what about God?

For those who have received these devotionals for a while, you probably know that this single topic of loving God, being in love with Him and/or falling in love with Him is a repetitive theme with me.  I ask myself the same questions above as a guide or spiritual mirror to make sure that I realize why I’m here, my purpose in life and why I do what I do.

For many years, I lived for me and for what I could get out of this life.  When Jesus rescued me, He opened my eyes to the love of God that I had never known.  From that moment, I have desired to understand this love.  But I quickly realized that it is beyond my understanding.  God simply loves me and He simply loves you.  Yes, with all our faults, all our messes that we get ourselves into, our disobedience, defiance, unbelief and sin, God still loves us.

When I stopped trying to understand and simply accept His love, I found myself falling in love with Him.  This process never stops, never gets old and is new and stronger moment by moment, when I think about all that God has done, is doing and promises to do.  And the biggest thing is, I don’t deserve any of it.  That is how much He loves me and you.

I can understand why David wrote the things he did.  Despite his accomplishments and his failures, he simply knew that God loved Him more than anything.  God loves you and I just as much.

One thing I have come to realize in my journey is that the bible has become less of a rule-book with a lot of do and don’ts, to a book of love letters from God to His children and from His children to their God.

Maybe you don’t or can’t see it this way, but I encourage you to fall in love with Jesus.  Accept God’s love for you and allow His Spirit to open your eyes and heart.  Then you will find yourself doing, speaking and thinking out of love for God and less out of fear or obligation.  Its a big difference.

May you start your own letter(s) of love to our God who has written love letters to you first.