Bloganuary writing prompt

Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

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I have 3 positive examples of where I feel loved. I call them 3 sources of supernatural support. They help me create space for deep, heart-felt love.

1. Christ in me: I feel love when I let myself be aware of Jesus Christ living inside of me through the Holy Spirit (what the Bible calls “Christ in you, the hope of glory,”). I love being one of Christ’s sheep and being aware of His voice lovingly leading and directing me from within. The more I lay down my rebellion and surrender my life and my will to His, the more I’m able to receive the healing comfort of His love for me.
2. Christ in the Bible: I feel love when Jesus reveals Himself to me as I read the collected writings of His first followers and of the ancient prophets, called the Bible. When I read it with an open honest heart the words touch me deeply like a cherished love letter.
3. Christ in heart connection: I feel love when Jesus demonstrates His presence, compassion, and power through His everyday followers’ words and actions. When ordinary people humbly open their heart to one another and to the risen Jesus, His love begins to freely flow, and the reality of His presence fills the atmosphere. (The Bible calls this the Greek word ekklesia which means the called-out ones. It was the name of the participatory town hall meeting in ancient Greek cities where anyone present could speak.)

If you let Christ live in you, He will lead and direct you from within if you will focus on His presence and obey His promptings. Receiving more of Christ’s love will produce more prayer — more heart-to-heart connection with Him.

The gifts of the Holy Spirit don’t take over your free will. If you don’t cooperate with the Spirit’s leading, His gifts won’t flow through you. If you will cooperate with the living Jesus in those three areas, you will begin to feel His love and to demonstrate His love to others.