Dear Diary,
Have you ever thought
to yourself, “#Am_I_Truly_Loved? #Am_I_Worth_Dying_For?
Has someone ever asked
you to prove your love for him/her? How best did/can you prove you love
someone?
Some years back in High
School, I had this crush with a certain “Alejandro.” He was adorable for sure. I
loved him to bits. However, there was an issue, he asked me to prove that I truly
loved him. Well, I thought about it critically and I remembered mama’s advice
(story for another day). So, I told my crush to take me by my word because
there was no any other way to prove it. Unfortunately or fortunately, he took
off and I gladly moved on.
Juzi, I said to someone,
“I penda you to Timbuktu and back; to the moon and back.” Honestly ata sijui
Timbukt ni wapi, ata sijaienda huko! let's say they are just clumsy phrases to express a quantum of love in terms of distance. Another cliche phrases, "I love you to infinity and back." Today got 1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5 human beings
who I am consciously aware that they truly love me. In fact one of these humans
tells me, “I love you too much and you know it. You know I can do anything for
you.” Well, am thinking of putting someone on a real test but am rethinking my
thinking, what if they also put me the same test to prove my love for them?
I have a mama I love so
much; I have a multi-talented and handsome brother and a dear sister, heavens
know how much I love with all of my heart. God has graciously blessed me to be
an aunt to two amazing nieces and an adorable nephew. I love these beings too. Wait
a minute! Just how much do I love these special people? Just how much can I sacrifice
for them? Can I really become a substitute for them? I’d like to think I could
do that for them, but honestly I don’t know. For now let me say, “I’ll cross
the river when I get there-God helping me.” I know if they happen to read this
scribble they might feel disappointed in me but God knows, I am honest! I don’t
know if I will be too disappointed if none of my loved ones will be willing to
dare even loose a finger nail as a substitute for me.
I know each of you reading
this scribble have someone you deeply love, however, I don’t know how much you
are willing to sacrifice for that person. Let me pose it there as I ponder it
further. What’s my point? As much as we all crave sacrificial love of others,
no one on earth loves us as much as the Lord Jesus Christ does. He saw you and
I as worth dying for. He paid the ultimate price for all our sins. He willingly
and lovingly became our substitute. Romans 5:6-8 (AMP), “6 While we were still helpless [powerless to
provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for
the ungodly. 7 Now it is an extraordinary thing for one to
willingly give his life even for an upright man, though perhaps for a good man
[one who is noble and selfless and worthy] someone might even dare to die. 8 But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that
while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Psalm 63:3, God’s love is better than life, no
doubt about that. He proved His love for you and I. Why did He do it? Because, “You
are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you,” Isaiah 43:4.
Next time someone asks/wonders, “Am I truly loved?
What prove do I have that I am loved?” It’s enough that God’s love is better
than life.
Yours faithful scribbler,
NzakuNashipae
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