Sister Blog Summary-Ashley Pollard: God’s Love

On Ashley Pollard’s Blog “God’s Love”, she discusses about God’s love for her and in turn her love for people. However, she says “I love others because God does, and He calls us to do so.” I find myself in the exact same mindset. I have never been a people person, in fact people were the main reason I was skeptical to the faith before my conversion. I have to fight my disgust of people daily, because I struggle with loving others. I used to be much worse, but one day it hit me between the eyes, when I realized that my unloving attitude towards people would hinder my love towards God. I knew the verses telling me to love others so that we can love God, so it wasn’t a biblical passage that changed me, but a long drawn out patience test. I lived in the same room with the worst possible combination of person for me. It was so difficult, but throughout the test, I found myself being able to deal with others in longer time frames, not because I was so used to having problems, but because I realized that there will always be someone that you do not like, and that doesn’t like you. We can give out a pseudo love for people, pretending that it is real, but when you come to the understanding that through an unloving attitude, we can understand what love really is. Love is not a feeling, or a certain emotion placed in a timeframe, but rather, love is a commitment through thick and thin. We are to love one another, not because we want to, but because we are told to. I am proud to say that by myself, I DO NOT love people, but with God, I CANNOT help but love them. If you disagree, look at Luke 14:26. I am not talking about a vengeful hate, a hate that lingers in your heart, but a hate of what is not Holy and Righteous. This includes the unloving, hateful, attitude that was once in me, but is now replaced with a godly distaste of nothing more than the sin found in people.

You may see this as a churchy response, but I believe that the majority of those who read this blog will find themselves uncomfortable, unsure about whether what I am saying is correct. However, if we are honest, we all can relate to the words I am saying. I do not HATE people, but I do HATE when people choose to sin. I hope and pray that all who read this blog would read it carefully and understand the reality of the human nature, and grow in understanding from the truth found in our everyday situations.