Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

The trinity of love here is heart, soul and mind. To be honest with you, I only have a slight understanding of the composition of my mind. At least I think I do.

The heart? Maybe. Maybe not. It is confusing.

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Now the soul is a totally abstract concept. I thought it was comprised of the mind, will and emotions of a person. At least that is what I have been taught. If the mind is part of the soul, how can it be a separate entity of love?

What if they are not a separate entity? The Holy Trinity is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are One and are always in agreement. They have different roles and responsibilities within the Godhead but are still One, always in agreement.

What if Jesus is telling us in Matthew 22:27 that all heart, all soul and all mind is a concept of unity, oneness, and agreement? Since we were created in the image of God, with a trinity of our own, is not the truest expression of love agreement without conflict towards design? He did after all create us to love and be loved, that was His design purpose. Like Jesus said, the greatest commandment is to love.

If the heart, soul and mind of a person are in conflict, that is an error in execution of design. We were not designed to be in conflict but often one aspect of who we are meant to be is conflicted and that leads to sin. The heart wants what the heart wants even though in the back of your mind a little voice says, “This is going to end badly.”

John 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Maybe, what a wonderful powerful possibility. It is filled with promise, but it is the hope not the finished product. There is in that knowledge a depth of desire that seems impossible, even desperate at times, knowing in ourselves how far from perfect we are in truth.

I woke up with this perfect calm in knowing God’s love. He knows me better than I know myself and He loves me anyway. He is perfect in love. I desperately want to love like that, to be His love in this world of lost sinners. My desperation is my failing. I did nothing to deserve His love and I can do nothing to duplicate that love.

Maybe, just maybe, His abiding love can shine thru my darkness, my failings, my ugliness, and be seen. Maybe. I am not perfect, my love is not perfect, but in thankfulness for that great love, my desire is to love as I am loved.

God loved me and sent His Son. The Son loves you and He sent me.

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

I am not worthy, yet here I am. I am flawed, yet here I am. I am not perfect in execution, yet here I am.

The world is crying out “see me”. I am crying out “see Him”.

As it says in John 17:23 “that they may be made perfect in one;” I cannot find perfect love without you. I cannot be used of God without you. You are the object of His affection, I am just here.