Day One _ Personal Entry

Abstract

I have been dealing with somethings with my wife as it relates to our relationship and  I realized that the issues she and I were facing had a personal base. Meaning that a basic individual need was not being met by the individual. So in an effort to balance this I besought the Lord and the first two commandments came to mind. You shall love the Lord God with all your heart, all your soul and all you mind. Then you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

There is simple trifecta here that works out to better the world. God Self and Others. The first commandment sets the stage for the second. The principle is this, God is worthy of the first spot in your life. He maintains your being and gives you meaning and purpose. His guidance in your life is key and essential to your development in the plan he has for you. Not only that his love becomes the new metric to love. The commandment is cross referenced between 1 John 4:15 " Here in is love not that we loved him but that he loved us and sent his son to die for our sins."

IE The first commandment is the principle and then the model for how we are to carry out the second. Love your neighbor as your self. The simile in this scripture indicates that God has intent for us to give attention to our neighbor as if we were them. Jesus golden rule treat other how you want to be treated. Which is to say with respect to proper interaction and decency. But the Love  verb changes the intensity of the conversation. Because we have model then we have a real life expression in our personal lives that work out in our natural lives.

Natural meaning outside of your being and personal meaning inside. The principle place to start is not others it rolls in reverse. You start with you rather than others because if you are to love them as you love you. There would have to be some kind of concept of self love that youd have to be participating in to give.

Finally the neighbors. Neighbors are not speaking of wood, concrete, metal constructed buildings,. It talking about people who share a body like you do. This covers others.

My task is to setup three goals around these understandings to engage.