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haiti day two
Blog By: Amy McGehee
Loving Unconditionally/Unconditional: Do we really live day-to-day loving people unconditionally? Is it just something we say that makes love sound better or something we do to express that emotion?
As this is only the second day we have been here in Haiti I have already seen unconditional love expressed by the children I have just met. They don’t even know my name or speak my language, but the love they give is humbling to say the least. They don’t want anything in return – just love. Today I met a little girl that was absolutely adorable. At first she was hesitant to interact, but once that barrier was broken she just wanted to be held and loved. As I sat holding her I started thinking about how many times in my life that I know God just wanted to hold me and how I was so resistant. So many times I have expected something in return and all I really needed was to surrender and just let him love on me.
I have learned that love should just be freely given, with no stipulation. How many times in your life have you withheld love because of how you felt about that person? Whether it’s something they did or something they said, was it really worth withholding your love? In that case, how many times should God have withheld love from you? God never withholds his love, but so many times we neglect to receive and give what is something so free.
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