LOVE THE UNLOVABLE

Is there a particular someone in your life right now that is hard to love or to accept? And even if you try to love and accept them, your feelings towards them never change. Weird, huh?

Well, we lived in a world that consist of people that would definitely push our buttons. Whether this person is within our family, work place, church or merely acquaintances, they drive us insane. There are a lot of possible reasons why we don't like that person. It can be more of self issues, even if you don't admit it, that particular somebody has something you don't have. Or maybe that person doesn't qualify your standards of being cool. Or maybe that person has an annoying habits that you just can't stand. But whatever it is, how can we love the unlovable?

I really get sensitive with this kind of issue because I am guilty of such. There are those people in my life that challenge my patience and nudge me to my maximum limit. And of course on the other hand, I am sure there is a somebody who feels the same way towards me too. But honestly speaking, at the end of the day, we ask ourselves, would we rather choose love or just keep hating?

God, on the other hand, has loved us with no provisions. He accepts us despite of our sinfulness. At times, we have ran away from him. We even blamed Him for all the misfortunate events that happened in our life but he has always blessed us in so many ways. He shows us his mercy and compassion. That's why, it made me think how can I love just like Him? How can I love without asking for anything in return? And how can I love those people who are hard to love? 

I think God purposely gave us these people in our lives for us to love those who cannot repay us with love. This is hard but it all makes sense. Those people who are annoying, who are testing the water, who are seeking for attention are those people who don't receive enough love and that is why we are there to give it to them. It would be a hard task but I am sure this is what we are made for: to love until it hurts no more. By showing our kindness towards them, we are actually exhibiting the depth of our love to God.

Keep in mind that God never asked anything in return, not in kind and not in monetary but through our service. Let us show love to those people who are the least, the lost and the last. Let us love because we are loved. Let us forgive because we are forgiven. Whenever we are having a hard time doing this, let us remember the abundance we receive from God and we let Him become the reason why we love deeply. <3