Let’s talk about love.  Valentine’s Day is a day to recognize the special love in your life. (Valentine’s Day is also my Dad’s birthday.)  I hope you had a great day!

 If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  1 John 2:15 

Where do we spend all of our time?  This was a question David Shannon asked during the Elder’s Workshop at Freed Hardeman.  David said, ”Show me your calendars, show me your bank statement, and what you talk about, and these three things will tell us what we love.”

Is your calendar filled with sporting events, travel, parties, etc.?  Do you book activities during worship times? Do you schedule and attend fellowship activities?  Looking at your calendar will tell you where you spend all of your time! 

What will your bank statement tell you?  Is it to support your calendar habits?   When is the last time you invested in your soul?  How long since you attended a Marriage Enrichment Seminar, Youth Rally, Retreat, or bought a good book on the Church?  How many entries will be to support your Church?

What are your conversations about?  Do you talk about current events, politics, sports?  What kind of jokes do you tell?  If someone overheard your conversation, would they know you are a Christian; can they tell that you love the Lord?

Brothers and Sisters, the Bible tells us in Mark 12:30 to “love the Lord our God with all of our heart, with all of our soul, with all of our mind.” 

· Think about loving God with all of our heart (That is what your calendar will tell you)   

· Think about loving God with all of our soul (That is what your bank statement will tell us)  

· Think about loving God with all of our mind (That is what your conversation will tell you)                 

God Is Love!