From the Well: God's Love Flows Through Mothers

``The church exists by mission as a fire exists by burning. Did you hear that? Let me repeat. The church exists by mission as a fire exist by burning. So one mission scholar say that the church's existence is demonstrated through mission. So we know church is there not just because of the building, but because of the mission that we are doing. This is similar to how you can see fire. How can you see the fire? Through burning. Likewise, love is shown by flowing. [00:23:03] (50 seconds)  #ChurchByMission

I believe that being a mother is a blessing, but not being a mother is not a curse. Being a mother is an amazing calling, but not being a mother doesn't diminish your calling. Most importantly, this is most important thing whether you are a mother or not, you married or not, that doesn't matter because most important thing is that god's love was never meant to stay in you. We are called to receive god's love and continue flow it. [00:41:52] (39 seconds)  #MotherhoodIsBlessing

But my point here is that the quality of water does not depend on the shape or color of the basket. Likewise, today, I just want to say that the water quality itself is there so that we cannot change the depth and the quality of god's love. It's up to us whether we are willing to bring our basket and drink from it. The love of god is enough to take out all our thirst and is available for all of us. [00:28:18] (41 seconds)  #LoveBeyondLabels

If we are honest with each other, many of us struggle to love freely, not because we don't want to, but sometimes we are afraid, afraid to being hurt, afraid to be rejected, or afraid to be misunderstood. But god's love is not cautious. It's courageous. When we truly receive god's love, it begins to lose fears, grips on our heart. We don't have to, like, prove ourselves or we don't have to perform. We don't have to re guard because we are already loved. [00:30:17] (51 seconds)  #CourageousLove

First, love will begins with god. If love flows, it means there is the foundation of a flowing love. And today's scripture clearly states that love begins with god. Verse 19 reminds us we love because he first love us. Who or how I love Jesus? Because he first love us. Before we ever reach for god, god reached for us. Before we understand grace, we were already surrounded by grace. [00:24:29] (42 seconds)  #LoveBeginsWithGod

If nobody fetched the water from the well, the water became bad. Water spoiled. But, however, if more people come and fetch the water, it remain fresh. Remain fresh. Isn't that amazing? It's not like somebody take more so I don't have something, but somebody take more help me to have more fresh water. So if you share the love, I know sometimes it's hard, but if you share it, then your love will more flowing and flowing. [00:33:57] (36 seconds)  #ShareToRefresh

How about the people? People are complicated. People disappoint us, and people hurt us. And yet, this is exactly where love means to flow. Love is proven not in what we say, but how we treat others, especially the one who are difficult to love, especially the one who are different from us, especially the one that we would rather avoid. [00:32:48] (37 seconds)  #LoveThroughAction

When you try to, you know, contain it, then we are limited or give it to those who think deserve it only, then it stop flowing. But when we release it, when we share it, when we let it move to us freely, it multiplies. This is what our mothers and spiritual mothers have modeled for us. They didn't just receive the love, but they shared it. They didn't just hold on it, but pour out to us. [00:34:33] (39 seconds)  #PourItOut