Why do we love?

God commands all of us to love one another. it's practically impossible, you say. think twice. is it really impossible? i guess it's all about give and take. some people just want to take more, so if you're loving enough, you'll just... give more! no need to get upset. true love is seen, when a man would lay down his life for his brother/friend. ain't this agape love? what's in stored for Jesus if he died on the cross? nothing good for Him, just pain, shame and suffering. but he saw the longterm goal. to save us from all evil, and prevent us from spending eternity in hell. What kind of love is this? AGAPE.

was watching EPL highlights yesterday, and saw a few stunning goals. one spectacular goal caught my eye, steven gerrard's. he trapped the ball, focused on the goal, took a shot, and it went in. it reminded me so so much of the Christian walk. most of the time we just keep looking at the ball, aimlessly dribbling, with no purpose in mind. but God tells us to "fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith" He's our ultimate goal. as long as we keep our eyes focused on Jesus, the goal, we'll definitely score, as Steven Gerrard did. how many of us want to continue in aimlessly dribbling, satisfied with not letting the opponent having the ball? or take a step further, aim for the goal? at the end of the road of life, will we look at the goal and say, "oh, so there's where i was supposed to go!", or will we shout in joy, "GOAL!" ?

success is not about possessions, its about decisions. (an ad by a credit card company)