“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
Matthew 22:37

What does it actually mean to love God?

Perhaps we imagine something dramatic.

A powerful worship experience.

A great moment of faith.

A prayer in which everything suddenly makes sense.

And sometimes loving God will feel like that.

But most of life isn’t lived in dramatic moments.

It’s lived while making breakfast.

Driving to work.

Answering messages.

Walking the dog.

Doing the shopping.

Putting the kettle on.

Maybe loving God happens there too.

Perhaps loving God is less about trying to manufacture a particular feeling and more about learning to notice God’s presence in the middle of ordinary life.

A quiet thank you.

A moment of wonder.

Choosing kindness.

Stopping long enough to pray.

Trusting God with something we cannot control.

Loving God with all our heart, soul and mind doesn’t mean withdrawing from ordinary life.

It means inviting God right into the middle of it.

So today, don’t wait for a particularly holy moment.

Look for God in the one you’re already in.

Carry this today

I can love God right here, in the ordinary moments of today.

Prayer

God of love,
teach me to love you
not only in special moments,
but in the ordinary rhythm of my day.
Help me to notice you,
to make room for you,
and to offer you the life I am actually living today.
Amen.