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Ephesians 6:19  NLT  

May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.


We’ve only just begun.  Yes, that is part of a song.  I remember from my childhood, and there are are so many truths in that short phrase.  


So many things we deal with in life take a lifetime or a long time to make happen.  It takes years for a human to grow up.  It takes time for a broken bone to mend.  It takes time for a broken heart to heal.  It takes time to learn a new language or to build a house.


Some things take longer than others, and you may very well be like me and have very little patience.  Waiting is often hard.  But our God is always working even when the process is taking some time to be completed.


In the middle of waiting someone is saying “we’ve only just begun”, and maybe God is saying “we’ve only just begun”.  Look behind why God is working, how He is working and even what we can expect as God works.


He is full of love.  He is ready to love.  He wants us to experience His love in real and life transforming ways.  Our God is ready to overflow with real power.  You might even say something like “that’s the power of love.”


It was the Carpenters that first sang “we’ve only just begun”.


It was Huey Lewis that sang “that’s the power of love.”


But it was God that was first full of love, ready to love and overflowing with real and lasting love for you and me.  Let’s learn that, love like that and help others see that this is only the beginning of all of us seeing the power of God’s love.


It is our turn to love like God loves.  Be full of love.  We’ve only just begun.  Let’s experience His love, the power of love!


Psalm 86:5  NLT  

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.

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