On Earth

Have you ever been at a place in your salvation where you began to question God and the 

Kingdom?  Have you ever wanted to just quit this whole salvation thing?  If you answer 

was yes to either of those questions, then you are not alone.  I’m sure that many believers 

have sat in the seat of doubt at one time or another.  Lately, I’ve been pondering what it is 

that makes us go from mountain top belief one day into the valley of sheer doubt the next.  

If you are asking that question, too, then I have one of the reasons for you. 

While in church a few Sundays ago, I was praying the Lord’s Prayer along with everyone 

else.  I asked myself, “How many times have I recited this prayer?”  I am sure that if I 

tried calculating it, the number would be too numerous to count.  Anyway, when we got 

to the part that says, “Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” I 

realized at that moment that most people are still waiting for their lives to be on earth as it 

is in heaven.  And the problem with some Christians is that their life is not as God says it 

is in heaven.  And the reason why is doubt enters in their hearts when they get tired of 

waiting for the manifestation of their miracle.  I believe that the doubt which we 

sometimes go through is the very thing that is holding up the blessing that we’re so 

desperate for.  After waiting for so long, you get to the point of weariness in your waiting 

and you begin to think that it will never happen to you.  Imagine what your life would be 

life if Satan never tricked you into doubting God.  If you can’t see it, let me describe it to 

you. 

Life without doubt would look something like this.  First of all, you’d never worry or 

even think about money because after all, your Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills, 

and you live in a mansion on a street made of gold.  And don’t forget that David said he’s 

never seen the righteous forsaken nor God’s seed begging.”  Also, you wouldn’t be ill for 

long because there are no sick folk in heaven, so there are no sick folk on earth. And you 

would always be at peace and full of joy because you would be worshipping God both 

day and night with the angels. 

First Lady LaShawn Thompson

Searching for a Real Love

While patronizing one of our local shops the other day, I heard a song that inspired me to leave, get into my vehicle, and jot down the title for this note.  The song was, you guessed it, “Real Love,” sung by one of today’s well-known female artists.  I’m telling you, a person can become inspired by almost anything when he/she is filled with the Holy Spirit.

I believe that the people of today are searching for real love- not just the love between a man and a woman- but a love that is Godly and a love that is genuine and true.  Most people are looking for a love that comes without painful conditions.  Anyone who is looking for this kind of love can get it only from the Father.  He is the only one who can give you what your soul is longing for.  And guess what?  God desires something from you as well.  He desires that you learn to love the way Christ does.  The idea of loving like the Lord sounds pretty easy at first, doesn’t it?  And it can be.  It can be easy, only if you realize the truth of it.

The truth of loving the way God wants us to, is that you must follow the way the Word says to do it and not the way you are used to doing it because as humans we have a way of loving others conditionally.  Just think about it; one of the first think you learn, as a new believer, is that we love Christ because “He first loved us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”  You see, He showed His love first, and then we decided to reciprocate by living for Him.  What if the Lord did not actually die for us?  What if he did not perform all the signs and wonders that the Bible speaks of?  I ask you, would you still love and serve Him?  I know that my answers would be yes, yes, and yes.  Christ would not have to actually die for me to prove his love.  His love was well proven in what He did while He was alive.   He didn’t have to die, but I am glad that He did.  So in my effort to be more like Him, the least that I can do is love the right way.  If you don’t know what the right way is, I’ll tell you.

The right way is with patience and kindness.  The right way is without envy, but with thankfulness in your heart, not boasting and without pride; but with humility, considering yourself; without rudeness or selfishness, but with a giving heart; without anger or keeping track of wrongs; and last, without delighting in evil, but rejoicing when truth is evident.

Now, when you think of it like that, it’s no easy task because you must be operating in all of it in order to love the way He desires.  No, it’s not easy but “doable.”