This love from Father in Heaven and its effects upon one of His children or the whole world is miraculous and contagious. He is constantly and everlastingly watching over us to lovingly and gently nudge us along.
When God’s love is known and felt and His commandments followed, the results are always the same. There is a newness of life—a spiritual awakening—that comes to man, its own witness that it is true…
This love reaches deep into the inner man, removes barriers, and causes an open spirit to emerge to be receptive to truth, goodness, and change. As it develops in man, he is turned outward toward others—gradually overcoming himself. When we humbly seek our Father in Heaven by prayer, and by learning and keeping His commandments, He transfers to us His love and many of His powers.…
Then the miracle really happens. Men thus touched and changed by this love of God begin to look upon their neighbors with profound respect and awe for who they are, what their potential really is as children of an eternal father.When he describes what people transformed by the love of God are like, it makes me want to be one of those people! And I certainly have felt the love of God, so I ought to be experiencing some of that transformation! I guess he does say it happens "gradually," so even though I can't say I always look upon others with the "profound respect and awe" that I should, if I keep seeking God's love, I hope I will learn to.
Other posts in this series:
- What makes self-reliance a spiritual law? by Jan Tolman
- Shifting our expectations of God by Nathaniel Givens
Ughh!! I WANT this so much!! Because I have felt it! Even strongly, but only in bits and pieces. And it DOES make me want to turn outward rather than huddle down and not have to deal with people. I want to be with them and shower them with love. And it makes me feel JOY and expanded by their success and happiness! I want it because it is a glorious feeling! To feel that way towards others. But goodness. I can never keep it long. Always the door shuts and I struggle again with resentments and comparisons and annoyances and a desire to just quit associating and close off. But I suppose I at least recognize the wrong in my feelings and see the contrast from the charity I have felt. So maybe that’s something. But goodness I wish just asking would be enough to make it come and stay!!
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