"Let the word of Christ dwell in you..."

Random thought for today :)

As I'm working on more washcloths today my mind was wandering through a LOT of different things, and one thought that crossed my mind was "let the love of God dwell in you richly".  I was mis-remembering the verse a tad, it says the "word of Christ" but I think it at least includes love (Colossians 3:16).  The word of Christ would obviously be the Gospel and, though not the only focus, one of the biggest parts of that is Christ's love for us.  And it got me thinking about how "dwell" in that verse has always been more of a passive verb for me, like it's just sitting there and filling my heart, which isn't bad per se, but I think it's really more of an active verb.  After all, wasn't Christ's love for us active?  I think it means to be such a part of our lives that we can't help but show it to others, it should be overflowing from us. John 15:12 says "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." Christ's love for us was (and is) all-consuming, it was the focus of His entire life here on earth.  I'd have to love somebody an awful lot to die for them, and He died for the entirety of human kind.  That's a LOT of love.  And we're to love others the way He loved us.  It should be an active part of our lives, no matter who we're dealing with.  What a challenge!  That's going to be one of my goals for the rest of the year, to actively love other people, even if I can only do it in small ways.  Already have some thoughts in mind so we'll see how well this plays out :)  Until next time!