Prayer to our Higher Power

God help me to be more loving today. Help me to feel closer to people, to look beyond my wants and desires, and consider what other people in my life need and hope for. Help me not to be selfish, only thinking of my wants and needs.

Help me to listen to the beautiful people in my life and to take the time to hear what they are saying. Help me to be more loving and caring to them. And when appropriate, to put my arms around them and embrace them or hold their hand and/or smile and be joyful, to show them I care.

God, help me to see that my loving shortcomings can be my past, but today and my tomorrows can be built on my new journey in love. God, please give me the power to love instead of hate, to enjoy instead of being angry and to take time for others instead of having my own agenda. Help me to love.

Amen.

Love is…

Love is built upon words, feelings (spirit) and actions that come from within us. As a person thinks and feels about things, this is the way the person will be. What is great about ideas and feelings is these can be changed. New loving ideas and feelings can be grown within us with loving actions emanating from us.

What is Love and isn’t Love?

Love is: an intense feeling of deep affection, fondness, caring, and consideration. It can be a display of tenderness and gentleness with a deep concern for another person’s well-being.  Love is dedicating and giving time and other possessions to help fulfill the needs of others.

An example of needing more love is Jessie. Jessie had plans on becoming the Director of Marketing at a large corporation. She was extremely busy throughout the days and evenings. She had two small children at home. Due to her desire for a promotion, she expected her husband to fill-in while she was gone, justifying the children would not miss her. They had their Dad. What kind of thoughts and feelings do you think Jessie should have to begin a new spiritual journey in love? Consider writing these down and possibly sharing these comments for this devotional.

What kind of thoughts and feeling would you like to experience on your spiritual journey of love that is different from the past?  What kind of thoughts and feelings may be difficult to change on your journey in love, and how can you overcome these to begin to love more and deeper?

We can grow more LOVE!