Down Time - Monday May 15, 2023

Down Time - Monday May 15, 2023

Love God - Its all about relationship. 



Matthew 22:37-38

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. this is the great and first commandment."


What does love mean to you? 


2 Points that Jesus makes. 

    1. Love God

    2. Love People

God simple. Keep God simple - LOVE!!


Have you ever went to bed not exhausted? 

Or

Have you had an entire week when you weren't exhausted? 


The world is an exhausting place. 

God wants us to rest in his love. 

When we pursue the love of God first - All other pursuits fall into place. 

We were not created to offer our affection any where else. 


What pursuits have become more important than the pursuit of God? 


Remember that movie "The Pursuit of Happiness" - How wrong can that be? 


What are you giving your energy to? 

Have you confessed your pursuits to God that don't align with his will? 


Ask God to help you. 

1 John 4:16 - 

"So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and god abides in Him." 

Turn everything you do into Worship. 


What can you do to love better? Love God and Love others? 

How can you turn all you do into worship? 


Application! How can you apply this lesson to your life this week? 


Pray to close - 


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