No Greater Love!

Today, I managed to watch the movie 'No Greater Love' from sidereel.

It is a story about a couple who broke up after a nasty quarrel. The wife left her husband and a 10-month old baby. She got into alcohol and drugs and never returned to her husband. Then one day, husband and wife met in church. She looked different. There was a strong desire in her to honor God and obey God's word. He, however, was not a christian and was struggling to follow her ways. Things really got in the way when he was spending so much time at work when he was with her that one day, after a bible study, he shouted at his own son who was then 10 years old. That got him thinking alot and he decided to divorce his wife legally.

However, when he told his friend, his friend scolded him out of love. His friend told him what a fool he was. Everything that had happened was God orchestrating to make him realize that He was in control. That was when his wife moved in with him and returned him the divorce papers which he had signed.

Lessons learnt:
1) Everything that had happened to me is not coincidence. But rather it is God moving things in my life to bring greater glory to Him. Whatever I went through, what I am going through or what I will be going through, He is always there with me. He teaches me to focus and rely on Him. True, things sometimes get so tough that I feel tired. But He never leaves me. I thank Him for that.

2) If I honor God, He will honor me. This lesson seems a bit difficult to write but as I recall from the movie, the wife honors God in whatever she does. She partners with Him in every decision in her life. And God makes things work out for her with her husband. I may not have a husband now but I believe that no matter how old I am, if I honor God, He is able to provide for me a life-time partner, someone who is after God's heart and honor God. Right from the time I attend Watten Connection cell till now, God shows me that He is still concerned with me. He cares for me and is willing to provide for me. All I have to do is to focus on Him, to rely on Him and to honor Him.

3) No greater love than God's love. There is no love that is greater than God's love for me. He sent His only Son to die for me, washed away my sins so that I could be with Him and even provides for me time and again. If He is just another human being, He would have given up on me long ago. But thank God! His love is not ordinary love. It is Agape Love.

Thank you Lord for loving me and accepting me. Thank you for dying on the cross for me. Thank you for providing for me. Thank you for showing me such wonderful movies, teaching me more about You. I want to honor You, I want to focus on You, and I want to rely on You. In this life, I have nothing but You. This life belongs to You. Whatever that happens to me Lord, please grant me the strength to go through. I commit myself, this life I have in You, unto Your loving hands. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.