Like many of you, I am a part of the social media network and I enjoy connecting with old and new friends, especially through Facebook. I never really grasped the concept of Twitter, although it seems as if I signed up for it a long time ago, so I won’t be “tweeting” anytime soon. But, the one thing that I have noticed is that our conversations are no longer private. People tend to air their “dirty laundry” out in public these days and they don’t care who reads it or if it offends someone. For me, I’d prefer that people not see my Superman underwear hanging out on the clothes line.

But, the question is, do we really love the kingdom of God? We know of the ten commandments and most of us know them by heart but the Bible says that “we’ve all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory” (Romans 3:23), which means that we are all in this together, we are the same, regardless of the pedestal that you or someone else has placed you on. Jesus tells us to love God with everything that is within us and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matt. 22:37-40). This comes down to a heart issue between us and God.

Valentines Day is right around the corner and all through the stores you will see candy shaped hearts, stuffed animals with hearts held in their arms, heart-shaped cards, and just an array of pink and purple decorations. The symbol of the heart is at the center of this holiday.

The heart is the most important organ in our bodies, without it we will die. Jesus said, “if you love me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15), “he who does not love Me does not keep my words” (John 14:24). These are very strong words but in essence Jesus is asking us, “do we really love the Kingdom of God?”  The heart is at the center of the Kingdom of God.

I believe that we spend too much time in gossip and slander and not enough time in reading our Bibles or praying. We spend too much time in other people’s business and not enough time in God’s business. We spend too much time noticing the speck in someone’s eye that we don’t notice the log sticking out of our own. Do you get the point? I don’t know about you but I’m tired of seeing God’s children being satan’s marionettes puppets. The Bible tells us to, “submit ourselves (our hearts) to the Lord, resist the devil (cut those strings) and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8). Do we really love the Kingdom of God?