Many people in today’s world are seeking validation in all the wrong places and in the wrong people. In that in order to feel good about themselves they rely on another’s opinion, this leads to a roller coaster ride of insecurities.
Where as with God He loves us where we are and who we are, despite the fact that we do not deserve such an Awesome love, still it is God who loves the unlovable, for there is no one on earth who equals God's Goodness and Purity.
We see in the world around us, how many people fall into the trap of making the outside look perfect whilst ignoring the inner soul. Even in this consumer society, just how many face lifts, botox treatments and divorces do people need in order to gain some sense of security?
Many reach this predicament because they have forgotten what love is, for sincere love is selfless, it longs to give rather than receive. True love seeks not after its own gratification, but instead it seeks to enrich those who have most need of it.
God does not love us because we have made efforts to deserve it, He loves us because we need Him. Therefore the Triune Spirit endeavours to give each soul the Gifts it needs in order to teach the soul how to Love with Christlike compassion and mercy. For in and of ourselves we have no love, all that has been given to us is gratuitous, for Christ Himself paid the price for our unfaithfulness.
It is when we place our happiness in the hands of another that we are doomed to a life of inner unhappiness, in that it is beyond man's ability to provide the inner joy and peace that many seek, this inner peace and joy can only be found in Christ. And through the Holy Spirit our souls are illuminated to the fullness and meaningfulness of the essence of Divine Love which ignites the heart and sets itself aflame.
For if one's life lacks meaning and purpose, could the answer lay in one's own attitude towards God and others? Could it be that we seek our own happiness at the cost of another, as we burden those around us with the responsibility of providing our need for self worth.
Sincere spirituality seeks not after its own happiness nor pines for the things of this world which only provide short term gratification with long term side affects. Instead it recognises that all it has and that all it has been given has its source in the Divine, and the love the soul shares with others is the reflection of the Divine working within that persons soul.
For the person who sincerely wishes to love God longs to please God, and live lives of obedience to God's Will. With full understanding that in and of itself the soul is nothing and that it is the spark from the Divine which ennobles man to become adopted children of our Heavenly Father and co-redeemers with Christ our Lord.
It is this love that seeks the wellbeing of others above its own wants and needs, by praying unceasingly for others so that they too may enjoy the Beatific Vision, through Christ our Lord.
The world and all its luxuries cannot offer the peace of heart and mind that can only be found in Christ, if one seeks it with all their hearts then it will be given to them. This is why so many misunderstand what love is, for true love gives of itself rather than live for themselves.
Peace of Christ to ALL
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