Nova Scotia – Day 5&6 – Loving Influence

I read a quote yesterday by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that intrigued me: “We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.” It is an intriguing statement that makes you think. It makes sense of the notion that the longer a husband and wife are married the more they are alike, or how much some people resemble their pets. All kidding aside, the truth is we are very much shaped by what we love.

Makes me ask who/what do I love, and how does it shape me? As a Christian the answer should be obvious, but what the answer should be, is not always what it is. I ask myself, am I shaped more by the tangible – family and friends;  then by the less tangible – my faith and God. I am not sure of the answer because both have a great influence on my life.

Today we rented a U-Haul trailer, went to Halifax and picked up some furniture we bought on kijiji. Later we enjoyed a shopping trip at Costco, something we have come to enjoy doing together. Tomorrow we will go to church together, something we also have done together for all of our married lives; both are enjoyable, but the latter – our faith life – has had a greater influence on our life.  As I write this, however, I am beginning to love this new recliner I bought at Costco  – in fact, the longer I sit in it, the more I am becoming one with the chair – quite influential don’t you think. J  

The devotional I was reading went on to say that it is God’s desire for his children to emulate him – to become like him, not because we should, but because we love him.

Hoping you all an awesome Sunday tomorrow – praise Him because you love Him – wherever you are!