Maybe you went through a restructure at work where the stress and strain of change created "dis-ease" that had everyone walking on eggshells. Or maybe you were in a relationship that you knew wasn't right but the comfort of just having someone kept you trying to fill your tank, though the gauge kept reading "empty."
You just kept showing up, hoping things would feel different.
What is lacking in both situations is love. Unfortunately, any situation or relationship that lacks love lacks life-energy. Selfishness tends to drive people's motives and you can bet God is nowhere to be found.
Too often, we show up to work expecting to find fulfillment or we stay in a relationship hoping to feel loved. Love, whether in work or relationship, is both a feeling and a choice. There will be times when the feeling isn't there and it is at those times when it is up to us to make the choice to love.
No job nor mortal person can fill our tank. This is why so many people go from job to job and relationship to relationship. They are in the mode of receiving - but not transmitting - love and passion. I believe God planted the seeds of love within us. We feel true love only when we nurture those seeds within us and bring them to our work and our relationships.
Love adds an entire dimension to our lives. It gives our day-to-day routine purpose and gives meaning to our human experience. Without love there is movement but no dance; sound but no music.
The next time you are in a situation feeling out of sync, remember - The Choreographer of the World put the dance within us; The Conductor of the Universe put the music in our hearts!
very cool !!! -Shetler
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