Choose Love

"Choose love," I could sense God telling me.
"But Lord, I don't feel ...."
"Choose love," He repeated in the quiet of my heart. "If you want to be like me, then choose love."

In the stillness of the early morning, as the sun came streaming through the pines outside my window, this simple exchange changed the direction of my day, my weekend, my week, and perhaps my life.

Love is a choice. It is certainly the choice Christ made every day of His life. He loved even when He was hated. He loved when he was rejected. He loved even when that love wasn't returned. Ultimately, He calls us to do the same.

Here's the great news: when we choose love, joy comes to us in unexpected ways.

My prayer for you is that you may experience that joy today by "choosing love," no matter what the circumstance. Trust me, you will never regret it!