True Love..Thank you Carter!

1 John 4: 10

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son…

I think I’ve learned more about love through my grandson Carter, than from any other person I know.

I’m sure most children try and test their parents, but in different ways than Carter has tested his Mom & Dad.

We also have some other people in our church, who have a number of adopted children.

I wonder if they’ve ever, for even a second, felt like this is just too hard?

Because of Carter and those other precious children, I know God in a way I don’t think I ever could.

God has called these parents to a kind of love they probably didn’t even think they were capable of.

Anyone can love a child that is theirs by birth, but to love one that is adopted, is to know the real love of God.

Carter lived in our home for a while, and I’m not sure I was crazy about that arrangement at first, but it gave me a front row seat to the love of God.

Because of this parents love, Carter has his first baseball game tonight.

I for one, am one proud Poppy to be able to attend, and watch him strut his stuff.

Is there someone in your life right now, that requires a special effort just to love them?

I know there are people in my church, that must find it really hard to love me like God does—and I fully understand why.

“Father God, thank You for always showing me the true picture of love.

Thank You for caring enough for me, for adopting me, and reserving a special place for me in Your Kingdom.

Thank You too, for giving us all the capacity to love, and for teaching us how to love. Amen.”