New Journal...and love fearlessly!

Happy Monday friends! :) A new week has started...new opportunity abounds!  I had an absolutely amazing weekend filled with sweet people, and sweet times.  Even though I'm unfortunately a bit under the weather, it was such a great reminder of how blessed I am!  Last week I made a new journal and I decided it was time to share it with you!!  Are you excited?! Well, good :)

The picture to the left and below are shots of my newest journal, 'Love Key'.  Ta Da!! Whenever I look at this journal I'm filled with inspiration and a reminder to love fearlessly.  To continue being passionate with what makes my heart jump without any fear or doubts or worries holding me back.  To give my all, be my all...in all that I do.  As 1 John 4:18 says, "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear."  

As I'm writing this I'm reminded of an amazing point that C.S. Lewis makes about love in his amazing and eye opening book, Mere Christianity.  Lewis talks about love and explains so perfectly that, "Love, in the Christian sense, does not mean an emotion.  It is a state not of feelings fut of the will; that state of the will which we have naturally about ourselves, and must learn to have about other people."  He then goes on to say that, "...Christian Love for our neighbors is a quite different thing from liking or affection.  We 'like' or are 'fond of' some people, and not of others.  It is important to understand that this natural 'liking' is neither a sin or a virtue, any more than your likes and dislikes in food are a sin or a virtue.  It is just a fact.  But, of course, what we do about it is either sinful or virtuous."  I'll end with this last great quote where he gets to his point by saying, "Do not waste time bothering whether you 'love' your neighbor; act as if you did."

And that is the job of each and every one of us.  Whether you're young or old, brave or timid, outgoing or shy... Jesus commands us in Mark 12:31 saying, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."  Each one of us is called to do it.  And through Him alone, can we truly learn to love...and love fearlessly. 

I'd encourage you to take even a few minutes right now to think about what 'loving fearlessly' looks like in your life.  Does it mean no longer being afraid of showing love towards those who might not love you back?  Or maybe no longer being worried that your 'love' isn't going to be good enough?  Or even maybe still, it could mean that you need to step out and truly start showing love to strangers you meet walking down the street.  Whatever it means, He can help you get there.

If you'd like to see more pictures and details on my new journal, please visit my Etsy store by clicking on the link, here.

I hope you all have a great few next days and remember...go out and LOVE FEARLESSLY! Talk to you soon :)