Agape

My life is a reflection of the love of God.

If my life is loving and I am living it through unconditional love I am doing God's will.  When I am judging I am in ego. (evil or devil as some refer to it.)

When Jesus spoke of love, he used one of four words.  Translated into Greek they are:storge to describe familial love, philia to describe love for a friend adneros for sensual love.  The word he used most often, though, was agape-- God's love-- the highest form of love.

To me the one word is unconditional.  When I am looking beyond the behavior or circumstance and see the child of God within I am doing God's will for me.

God's love is my foundation, the source from which I draw my strength, and the power that enables me to live each day in an awareness of God's presence.  I may experience many types of love, but it is agape that gives each experience meaning and substance..

For me I question my motives if I am feeling anything other than unconditional love.I am always coming from a place of fear when this happens. I am angry or hurt.  I usually am afraid I am going to lose something that makes me happy or I am not going to get something that I think I need to be happy.   All about fear even though it may feel like anger or hurt.  I am not a victim I am a participant.

When I pray for others I express agape.  When I rest in god's presence, I experience agape. God's love empowers and completes my life.

I am giving and receiving agape when I am doing God's will. Things just unfold at that point.

Now faith, hope and love abide these three; and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13