By Pastor Tim Eaton

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“People do crazy things when they’re in love.”

This quote from Disney’s “Hercules” may make you think of a time when someone drove you crazy in love. Maybe you couldn’t think straight, or string more than a word or two together in their presence.  Or maybe you simply lost all sense of good judgment.

The quote reminds us about the connection of love and ACTION. But more than losing your mind when you are overcome with love, it’s really about finding motivation and courage to do things you otherwise wouldn’t do.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is known for his passion to help make a better life for others. He said this in a speech about life and love: “I say to you this morning…that if you have never found something so dear and so precious to you that you aren’t willing to die for it, then you aren’t fit to live.”

Wow. That is a powerful love that motivated him to do all he could for his people. Tragically, he did give his life for what he loved, but the greater challenge that he accepted, was to live his life for something every day.

What about you? What do you love? What are you living for? What do you spend your time, money, and energy on? Measure your love with this question:  Can anyone else tell what it is that you love? Is it obvious? Or are you just drifting?

Find your passion, direction, and hope in Jesus. Jesus had direction; He lived for something He would eventually die for… You!  (Matthew 20:82).

Discover the one who has Crazy Love for you, Sundays at 10 a.m.

Edgewater Lutheran Church meets Sundays at 10 a.m., worshipping at Harada Elementary, 12884 Oakdale Street, Eastvale, CA, 92880; http://www.EdgewaterLutheran.org.