Unconditional love. People tell me we are not capable...not as sinful beings. I think that's a lousy excuse, a ploy. Unconditional love in perfection of it's definition is definitely not possible. We have the God-given ability, however, to strive to love like Christ.
Tonight I experienced this love. I experienced it because God abled it. I didn't plan on it or even be expected to be given the opportunity. Never in a million years. The opportunity for HIM to radiate. Not myself.
I'm beginning to understand what this, unconditional love, means. I have it, first of all, in the example of my Father. I am unable to love like he loves but following close enough in his shadow gives me desire. It means looking past absolutely any and all flaws imaginable to accept someone. It means looking past what makes you feel uncomfortable to reach out to someone. It means moving forward from any vice that may be tempting to pull you backward. It means choosing to ignore any skewed perceptions of someone to hear them out. It means walking with them, in their shoes, to show that you 'get it' even if it makes you an outcast.
Unconditional love is just that. Unconditional. It has no restrictions, no expectations. It has no judgment, no basis for reasoning. It has no need for evidence or investigation. It loves without question.
....and God is love.
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