and it’s okay.  

Why do I love Jesus?

“All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.  We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.  God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.  And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect.  So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.  Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.  If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.  We love each other because he loved us first.” 1 John 4:15-19

I love Jesus not because of any amount of love I could possibly give, or anything I could do. But before I was born, knowing that I would sin as every other human does, except Jesus, He died for me.  I love Jesus because He gave me the only opportunity to have abundant life here and forevermore.  On Judgment Day, I won’t have be responsible for my sin, because He provided the sacrifice for my sin.  Even more, He provided the sacrifice for anyone willing to accept the offer of it and follow Him.  He provided the sacrifice for everyone who won’t accept his invitation to follow Him.  How could I not love such a Savior?

How could I possibly love America while simultaneously loving God?

America was never meant to be a nation about the government.  It was meant to be centered around the people of the country, focused on those people, their needs, their concerns, their issues.  Not the other way around.

This isn’t what America looks like anymore.

If America was a nation created for the people of the country rather than the government, I believe that loving America means loving the people of America.

“Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Christians must fight pride, yet still are called to love the members of their nation.  All of them.

 

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22 year old Liberty University student, Majoring in Biblical Studies, minoring in Sport Outreach. Epilepsy Awareness. Married to Jonathan, Momma to Evelyn Two amazing dogs.

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