How Much Do I Love Jesus?

[Eleana]

Read: Luke 7:36-38

I have started on a new devotional booklet today, Our Daily Journey. Today's article is on taking a personal spiritual inventory of our relationship with God. In this article, author encouraged us to compare our love for Jesus with the love expressed by the sinful woman in this passage of Luke. She approached Jesus with boldness, cried and wet Jesus's feets with her tears, wiped Jesus's feet with her hair, she was filled with emotion during this moment and poured perfume on Jesus feet.

I begin to ask myself these questions: when is the last time I have tell my Lord that I love Him? When is the last time I 'd fill with emotion while talking to Him, when is the last time I really come close to Him. Can my love for Jesus compared to the love shown by the woman at Jesus's feet?

I am in guilt...frankly speaking...most of the time when I approached Jesus and read God's words, my mind is blanked. I hope to be filled with the Holy Spirit, to feel God's presence, to be touched by Him and to be lead by Him. But I must admit..most of the time I just don't feel anything, and I am really demoralised.....the more I get closer to Him, the more I feel being drifted away. Why? I really don't understand. Pls advise me on that.

By the way, how you show your love to Jesus?

 

[eunice]

sorry, i cant really help u on this (Because im not a very mature Christian) other than by telling you that I sorta feel the same waysometimes too... :S but continue praying!
and um, one wan that you can show your love to Jesus is by praising him and worshipping..

 

[Snowy]

you need some help from Christians who can explain better...moved to deeper fellowship

 

[Follower of Christ]

Read: Luke 7:36-38

I have started on a new devotional booklet today, Our Daily Journey. Today's article is on taking a personal spiritual inventory of our relationship with God. In this article, author encouraged us to compare our love for Jesus with the love expressed by the sinful woman in this passage of Luke. She approached Jesus with boldness, cried and wet Jesus's feets with her tears, wiped Jesus's feet with her hair, she was filled with emotion during this moment and poured perfume on Jesus feet.

I begin to ask myself these questions: when is the last time I have tell my Lord that I love Him? When is the last time I 'd fill with emotion while talking to Him, when is the last time I really come close to Him. Can my love for Jesus compared to the love shown by the woman at Jesus's feet?

I am in guilt...frankly speaking...most of the time when I approached Jesus and read God's words, my mind is blanked. I hope to be filled with the Holy Spirit, to feel God's presence, to be touched by Him and to be lead by Him. But I must admit..most of the time I just don't feel anything, and I am really demoralised.....the more I get closer to Him, the more I feel being drifted away. Why? I really don't understand. Pls advise me on that.

By the way, how you show your love to Jesus?

Well, Ill bet if you jsut lift your hands and start praising Him youll be feeling things agian in no time

Just cause you dont feel something all the time doent mean theres anything wrong.

Emotions are good, but they WILL decieve you.

Praise Him whether you FEEL Him or not.
Hes there. and He IS listening

 

[carnation]

My dearest Eleana, it's indeed encouraging about this effort of yours to do your daily QT and that itself is commendable. As for me, whenever I am reading the Bible, I know that the Holy Spirit is guiding me to read, ponder, and understand the Holy Scriptures. Yes, you need to read the Word of God under the guidance and light of the Holy Spirit.
You must remember that once you ahve accepted and recognised the authority of Christ Jesus over you, you are already saved and have received the most previous of gifts - the Holy Spirit. We need this to grow, and fight off temptations from the evil one. We need also the learn and remember the Amour of God which we all have. I also myself sometimes forget or never realise that I can actually use this armour to fend off evil that is why I am going thru a rough patch now but take heart, my dear and be strong. Feelings can help oh it does but it can be very dangerous to rely your relationship with God on just emotions, use your faith, ask God for faith and wisdom to pratice it and know it in your heart that when you do your QT and pray, God is there reading beside you, not only that time but always remember that your footprints and God's footprints have always been a pair forever...
We loved God because God first love us. And God showed that by dying for us even when we are still sinners. Imagine that? Doesn't that really show great, how wide, how high and how deep God's love is for each of us? Ponder and remember on this and the fact that although this world is filled with people who hurt you, betray you and judge you in whetver you do, there is one person who will never change yesterday, today, tomorrow and this person is the one and only Jesus Christ! Without any doubts, rely, love and believe in Jesus!!!!!!!!

 

[WeakButHopeful]

Personally, I think Jesus told us how to love Him: "If you love me you will keep my commandments." (John 14:15) I believe the commandments he meant was loving one another, forgiving each other countless times, and bearing much fruit. I know some will say he meant the 10 commandments or the entire Mosaic law, but although Jesus did not come to change any of that law my understanding of the "New" Testament is that he was calling us to a closer, more mature relationship with the Father, and making that possible by paying our sin debt through his death and resurrection.

So for myself, I try to show my love for Jesus by doing what I think he would want me to do in my daily life. I try to focus on the positives that I listed above, as opposed to the negatives or on feelings. Now, those who know me may wonder how I could say that and still be grouchy or abrupt at times. I wonder the same thing. But my answer to your question remains the same. I do indeed try to show my love for Jesus by my daily actions, and I try to learn by my mistakes. When I am successful at helping someone through a difficult time, or forgiving someone who has injured me, or being loving and charitable, I do actually feel closer to Jesus.

 

[IKTCA]

Dear Eleana,

I changed your post into a prayer. What I added or changed are in italics. All others are the original text. Read for yourself if it is a prayer.


Father, I have started on a new devotional booklet today, Our Daily Journey. Today's article is on taking a personal spiritual inventory of our relationship with you. In this article, author encouraged us to compare our love for Jesus with the love expressed by the sinful woman in this passage of Luke. She approached Jesus with boldness, cried and wet Jesus's feets with her tears, wiped Jesus's feet with her hair, she was filled with emotion during this moment and poured perfume on Jesus feet.

Father, I begin to ask myself these questions: when is the last time I have tell my Lord that I love Him? When is the last time I 'd fill with emotion while talking to Him, when is the last time I really come close to Him. Can my love for Jesus compared to the love shown by the woman at Jesus's feet?

I am in guilt...frankly speaking...most of the time when I approached Jesus and read your words, my mind is blanked. I hope to be filled with the Holy Spirit, to feel your presence, to be touched by you and to be lead by you. But I must admit..most of the time I just don't feel anything, and I am really demoralised.....the more I get closer to you, the more I feel being drifted away. Why? I really don't understand. Father, pls advise me on that.

I asked on CF, how other people show their love to Jesus. Help me, Father, so that I don't have to ask. Let me have the love, too. I want to love Jesus. I want to love Jesus with all my emotion, all my will, and all my reasoning. Help me, Father. Amen.



Continue your journal and prayers. You will have the love that you are seeking, filling your heart. Wait patiently.

 

[Eleana]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Eleana]

Thanks for all your advices. All the while I have been asking myself those questions...asking my friends...asking for advices in forums, but iktca makes me realised that I should ask my Lord instead. For only He can draw me closer and filled me with Holy Spirit. The prayer will be my prayer for today and days to come. Thanks