Love In The Strangest of Places

In the (somewhat of a) documentary, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, I heard Verdine White, bass player for Earth, Wind, & Fire, imply that at the center of their talent and craft is “love”.  He was one of many successful and talented professionals who commented and used the word “love” in this documentary, time and time again.  Not trying to persuade you to popular culture, but why would he make such an inference?  Could it be the more “love” you have for something, anything, the more extraordinary you become?  Here’s just one quote…

“You must have competition because it breeds champions, but above competition there must be love.” – Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

I must agree, above all there must be love!  Love is what draws people in.  It’s not ordinary, nor is it commonplace.  When you see the fruit of people who love what they do, you are drawn to it like a magnet.

Even when it’s not where you expect it
People are drawn to love even when it’s not found where they expect it, like church.  It’s hard for ordinary people to explain why they are drawn to something, but the truth is it’s because of love.  I hate to be the one to tell you, whatever doesn’t draw is a sign that love isn’t present.  That includes churches. What I mean is…churches aren’t excluded from the list of places where there is no love.  If love draws, and it does, we need to search for this drawing source.  Some people turn to gangs or other social groups just because they were drawn to a piece of love they couldn’t find anywhere else.  I would like to make an inference, if your church, you home, your family, your marriage, was filled with love, it would draw and there would be no need for special promotions or incentives to get people to commit.  Love by the way needs no help to draw anyone towards it.

Love found in the strangest of places, what does it mean?
Over many years, I’ve seen and witnessed (and so have you), odd places that love shows up and most of the time it has very little to do with your church or religious affiliations.  It’s the place you find yourself visiting frequently and find joy in going.  It’s the places where you feel free to be you (putting all negative and immoral things aside).  I’ve found the effects of love show up in the strangest of places.  Why and what does this mean?  First, it means it’s misunderstood and it’s under-estimated.  Love isn’t something that can be taught or even learned.  What does it mean?  Love isn’t based on your knowing how to quote the scriptures.  It’s not based upon satisfying all the requirements.  It’s simply giving another what God would give them in anyway you can.  It usually shows itself best when you give your unique gift to another, the gift of yourself.

Wherever you find love, you’ve found God
Love is a person [God] you must experience.  In the Bible (the book of John), it says, “And when I [Jesus, who is love] am lifted up [in whatever you do] from the earth, I [love] will draw everyone to myself [love].”  Love is found anytime you use what God has given you.  It’s simple, love exists everywhere and anywhere you find God; you find love because that’s exactly who He is.  If you find love in performing your passions, there you’ll find God.  If you apply God to the way you interact with others, there you find love.

As I write my fictitious book, The 16 Levels of Love, it attempts to share how little we know what love is and how when we see it, we don’t even realize it.  Love (God) is everywhere, the problem is ordinary, normal people are trained not to see.  It takes an uncommon eye to see that love is the greatest force that exists, not evil.

Question: What if you’ve been looking for love, but didn’t know you already had it, because it wasn’t in the place you expected?  Leave me a comment or reply via email. Click here.