HIghest Number in the World

You know how little kids will say "I bet you 100 dollars that this will happen."
But they are not actually betting a hundred dollars, they just mean "I am really serious about this."
Well, when I was younger, I would say "I bet the highest number in the world that...(fill in the blank here)
As I got older though, I started to really think about it.
Is there really a number that is the highest number possible?
Ya sure, in games or test scores there is,
But in life we talk high numbers to be in the billions and the trillions.
Is there really a number that is the "highest?"
I don't think there can be.
Because you could take some super big number and +1.
When you add one, then that new number is the highest.
But wait, you can +1 to the new number and now THAT'S the highest.
See where I'm going?

I googled "Highest number in the world/universe" and many people answered with "Infinity."
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of "Infinity" is:
  a : the quality of being infinite b : unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity
So, basically, infinity is not a really number, because it's unlimited.

So what's the idea behind this hoopla? 
Love.
Grace.
Jesus.


Jesus died the ultimate death out of Love for us.
He is timeless. He's always been there.
He's the true Infinity.
(He's unlimited)
As a sinner, we can't cap Jesus's Love.
The Bible says that no matter what we do, no matter the amount of disappointment that we bring to the table, it will never stop Jesus from Loving us.
Jesus will never say "Well. I could forgive you for this and this, (you were at your max of sin that I could forgive) but Laura, this put me over the edge, and now you ruined your chances of having Me."


One of my favorite Misty Edwards songs is called "Arms Wide Open."
I can barely sing it without tearing. 
The way that our Creator showed His Love for us...
(Background Knowledge: The song is of someone narrating...they sit down, see Jesus dying on the Cross, the character sees Jesus looking at them with Love and Compassion. The character comes to the realization that Jesus sees this narrator as such delicate perfection in His eyes, and the character can do nothing than weep and (both physically and Spiritually) fix their eyes on Jesus.)
The part that gets me consists of these lyrics:
 "Love's Definition.
 Love's Definition was looking at me, looking at Him, hanging on a Tree, and I began to weep, and weep, and weep, and weep.
 This is how I know what Love is..." 
The Love that is mentioned, has no specific amount (number) attached.
It's unlimited; It's beautiful; It's Infinite. It's Jesus.



When He created Love; When He defined it, He had us on His mind.



Arms Wide Open. Misty Edwards.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ZCIp0HiRo

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Look at this picture.

(Before I go any further, all credit goes to www.1x.com and Daniel Nimmervoll for this picture. I did NOT take it and I do NOT own it.)

Many people's first thoughts is "Wow. That looks so cool!!!" I agree. It really is.

Lately I've been feeling stressed with last minute projects, end of the year papers, and of course finals, but the Lord's been teaching me about and really stressing the power behind His Love; The power behind the strength that it takes to not change one's mind.

---Ok. You are probably really confused right now. The power to not change one's mind? Laura, what are you talking about?

(I'll get there, just read me out.)

--->You can't hear me out, so you will have to settle for "reading" me out.

Jesus died a perfect death. His Love was strong enough to die the ultimate death so that you and I have the opportunity to have the Love that God created. The Love that our Dad showed for us.

As the masterpiece that the Lord created us to be, we are in complete perfection; we are completely beautiful and serve a purpose: to Love and Honor Him. To be the child that every dad dreams of.

As the sinners of the World though, we are the complete opposite. We battle everyday the battles that satan hopes to win in us. We battle temptation, we believe the lies the world tells us, and we are so full of filth that when Jesus died on the cross with our sin on Him, God had to turn His face away from His Son. He couldn't bare to look at the amount of sin that was present. We are unworthy; we will never be able to amount to the kind of person that deserves to sit at their Creator's feet and Worship Him.

-But the Love of God changes this.

-The Love that Jesus defined is bigger than any temptation or amount of sin that we are. 

The Lord looks through His eyes and sees such beautiful perfection. He sees us through the eyes of His forgiveness, and His heart is full of compassion for us. 

As the dad waited, watching for his son to return (the prodigal son), Jesus is sitting on His porch watching out for us/waiting for us to come home. He wants nothing more than for us to run into His arms and grasp the Love that He created with us in mind.It doesn't matter how lost we may be, how broken we are, or how long it takes us to discover Him.

No matter what we do, He will never change His mind about us. We so easily change our minds about things all the time. We have a best friend one week, and then decide (often because of something they did that we don't like) we change our mind about how close we really are to them. Well, I can guarantee you that we disappoint Jesus everyday, (it's our sinful nature) but He has the power to NEVER change His mind about us. He will never change His mind about creating us, loving us, or finding us beautiful in His sight. He is the real deal. He will always Love us.

We are a lot like this light bulb. We were made to shine with the light that Jesus is, but because we are born into this world, we become broken with sin. Do you see that even though it's shattered, there is still a current of electricity that lights up the bulb? That's us with Jesus. We ARE shattered. None of us are perfect. But with Jesus, we can still shine; We can still light up the world. Jesus can fix the current in others so they can shine too. He is the electricity that is needed for us to truly live. He is the current that gives us light...and life.

Notes:

-Once again, I did not take or own the picture shown.

-If you are looking for a sweet powerful, yet laid-back song to listen to, my good friend wrote a song called Waterfall, and the lyrics speak so much truth and kind of relate to this blog post. 

Check it, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfYE48aUeyc