Let’s talk about love.  Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day to recognize the special love in your life.  We all have that someone special, but what does your heart really favor?  Valentine’s day is a good time to review who and what we love.

 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?  David Shannon once said in a workshop, ”Show me your calendars, show me your bank statement, and what you talk about, and these 3 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?  Do you plan time for outreach and serving others?  Looking at your calendar will tell you where you spend all of your time, where your priorities are. 

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 and in outreach to others?

What are your conversations about?  Do you talk only 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?  Are you prepared to tell someone about Jesus when an opportunity arises?

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!

(Valentine’s Day is also my dad’s birthday. Happy birthday!)