{"id":2102,"date":"2019-06-04T15:43:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T20:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2019-06-04T15:43:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T20:43:44","slug":"worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2019\/06\/04\/worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When my husband Andrew and I started dating, we wanted to be together as much as possible, and went to great lengths sometimes to make it happen. We were both extremely busy physicians working in different parts of Orlando. Andrew was in residency at Florida Hospital in downtown, and I was practicing in a northern suburb called Altamont Springs. Many days I would hurry through my morning patients, jump in the car and drive downtown 20+ minutes or so to meet Andrew for lunch. I\u2019d spent twice as much time in the car as I did with him. But it didn\u2019t matter. To me, it was worth it just to see him for a few minutes in the middle of the day.<\/p>\n<p>God loves us like that. He sacrificed a lot so that we could have access to Him. The cost\u2014his son\u2019s life&#8211;was worth it to Him. We were, and are, worth it. Hebrews 12:2 says \u201cBecause of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God\u2019s throne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The more we experience God\u2019s love, the more we want to spend time with Him. His love draws us like a moth to a flame.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know\u2014really know\u2014just how much God loves you? Are you aware of His desire to spend time with you, just to be with you? And how much it cost Him so that could happen? What can you do to stay more aware, more grateful for this love?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my husband Andrew and I started dating, we wanted to be together as much as possible, and went to great lengths sometimes to make it happen. We were both extremely busy physicians working in different parts of Orlando. 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