Thursday, March 26, 2015

Unconditional Love


Dear Readers,
   It has been well a few months since I have last written a post. I am sorry about that. Lately I have been more of a reader and movie watcher then a writer. I haven't known what all to talk about, but lately what's been on my heart is something called unconditional love.
Here we go. So for the past year or so I have been living with my great aunt and uncle in Peoria. It was tough for me at first. I never knew what a family was, and I was also scared. I was also extremely depressed with my dad being put in the hospital a lot. January of last year I, myself, got put into the hospital for depression. It sucked. I was miserable yet happy there. I was miserable because it felt like I was trapped in just a tiny space and I needed to get out. Well I wanted to. It was good I stayed though. I was happy because it was there that got me the help I needed to not be depressed anymore.
I think the thing that really made me realize I had a lot going for me, was when my aunt and uncle; on their anniversary dinner took the time to call me and make sure I was alright. I fell apart. For awhile (and still) they keep teaching me about this thing called "unconditional love". I'm not sure if a lot of you have heard that term before. If you have bravo that's fantastic! But if you haven't then let me sum it up real quick...well as quick as I can make it.
      Unconditional love is the kind of love that a parent should feel for their child. It's the kind of love that no matter what that person does, they are still loved. Like when you disobey your parents but they forgive you and say they still love you. That, is unconditional love. Growing up I've only felt conditional love by many members in my family. I always felt that I had to "be good enough" or "work hard enough" for them to love me. When my aunt and uncle came around they showed me and taught me that no matter what grades I got, or how bad I was they still loved me dearly.
    As a Christian, it's my honor to tell you about the love of Christ. The same love I explained in the above paragraph (the unconditional love part) is the same kind of love God feels for each and every one of us. I'm sure many have heard the story of Christmas about Mary giving birth to baby Jesus. To non-believers it doesn't really mean anything at all, but to Christians, Christmas means a lot. You see God sent Jesus in the form of a baby. Jesus is a king but God sent him to earth as a little innocent baby. Jesus being king also should have a palace and have people bow down to him and do as he says, but Jesus was a servant to the Lord. He helped other people. I'm getting way off track here I know about the unconditional love part, but I'm getting to that soon.
     Jesus, son of God came to seek and save those who were lost. What do I mean by lost? I mean those who didn't know that Jesus was the son of God who came down from heaven to save them were lost. He came to share the word of God. Eventually the people got sick of him... so back in those days they hung people on wooden crosses. Jesus, Innocent, pure, holy man gets chosen to get hanged instead of a thief and murderer. That's where we get Easter from but that's another story for another day, same story just right now I'm supposed to be talking about Unconditional love. Anyway Jesus died for us on that cross and 3 days later he rose again. I'll explain it more tomorrow.
       That marked a huge part in history! Not just Christian history but history for all man kind! People think what's the big deal?! You know all the anger and hatred this world is filled with? Jesus died so those people who hate, those people who kill, those people who do such wrong can be forgiven. That is what unconditional love is. God sent his innocent son to come to earth to die for us so that we can still have a way to get to heaven and be with our creator! God loves us no matter what. If you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to take away your sin, you have been forgiven. But the catch is... you have to believe. God loves each of us unconditionally still (sorry to confuse you), but in order to get to his kingdom you have to believe. God loves each of us and he really does have a plan for our lives! You may not know it yet but someday you will. God designed your life and the days ahead of you for his glory! God loves you! He loves you even for all the wrongs you or I commit, for the anger we hold in our hearts, or the jealousy. HE STILL LOVES US! Like a parent loving his/her child that is how God feels about us! He loves us no matter what and he wants you to make it to his kingdom.
   I apologize for any confusion and for rambling on, but my heart is heavy with the great love of Jesus. I hope that I will keep writing these blogs and they will show the love of Christ in each of them. Thank you for listening. If you have any questions email me at kassiedouglas@gmail.com. I'll be happy to explain it in better detail then this giant blog post xD. Praise be to God and love be with you all! <3