Lara Love's Blog, page 15

Don’t Be Insensitive

I really wanted to show something to a man I know that I felt would help and inspire him. But the man explained to me he did not want to see it because he felt it would make him sad. I felt so strongly that I pushed forward anyway to show it to him. Almost immediately the man was overwhelmed and emotional and put his hand up in the air toward me as if to say NO!

The Holy Spirit of God moved on my heart. I saw the damage I had done. I asked the man to forgive me and turned back to God and His com...

Update & Prayer Request

I know it has been a very long time since I sent out an Update & Prayer Request on my life on the road for Jesus and ministry with my 13-year-old special needs dogs paralyzed Miss Mercy and sweet Grace.

You may recall last summer I had the best 6 weeks of my adult life serving the Lord on the streets of New York City. Unfortunately, I ended up stuck in my New Jersey hotel with the dogs for 2 months with a very bad case of COVID.

I was heartbroken when God called me to leave the New York City are...

I Want to Escape!

Ever felt like escaping from your current circumstances? Like life is just too hard? Like your situation is just too much to bear? Like you want out of what you are in but feel stuck? Like whatever you are facing has just gone on for too long? Like you are desperate for a break and just can’t seem to get one? Like somehow someway there must be an escape from it all but nothing you have tried in the way of escape is working? Friend, there is hope!

There is an escape! An escape like none other! Th...

Praising God to Others

“I am sorry for talking so much,” I apologized to a dear friend.

We had spoken earlier in the day, and I had done a lot of talking.

But turns out my beautiful and beloved friend was blessed hearing me talk so much.

Why? Because I had been gushing at the mouth about God’s amazingness! About His awesomeness! I had been giving God praise, honor, and glory for all the work He had been doing in me and through my life and ministry to help others! I had been lifting up the glorious, wondrous name of th...

The Squirrel & the French Fry

Hop, hop, hop. Squirrels may not exactly hop, but this one had a happy hop to his step as he came out of a trash can. No wonder. Off he scurried with what looked to be a yummy French fry held in his little paws. Okay, squirrels may not have paws. But after decades of extreme dog rescue, I am used to paws. This message is not about hopping and paws anyway. It is about what God reminded me through the squirrel with the French fry.

Early morning. Walking my special needs ministry dog Grace. Singing...

I Know It Hurts

Someone hurt me. The same person has hurt me in the exact same way so many times over the years it is astonishing. Seems just when my heart feels healed the hurt comes all over again. And it is not a superficial heart wound. It goes deep. So deep. The person never acknowledges wrongdoing, never apologizes, and never changes in this one area. But circumstances are such that walking away is not God’s will. It is not His desire. But God did something so very beautiful I cannot help but share it wit...

Cowboy Hat Testimony

I was thrilled when I peered through the windshield of a vehicle parked at my latest hotel on the road for Jesus with my special needs ministry dogs. Perched proudly atop the dashboard was a big beautiful cowboy hat. Right next to the cowboy hat was a big Bible with papers in it most likely study notes taken by the owner of the cowboy hat and Bible.

As I have met countless people over the years in my life on the road who either do not believe in Jesus or call themselves Christians but are not de...

Do ALL Things With LOVE

Every single thing you do, do it with love! This is not some neat saying I came up with on my own. It is not a worldly motto that is going viral. It is not an old saying someone made up that sounds really good. THIS IS WHAT THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY TELLS US TO DO!

How do I know? This is what the Bible says:

“Let all that you do be done with love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 NKJV

Perhaps you find it impossible to do some things with love. Maybe you think no way could you possibly be loving toward some peop...

A Test in Mercy

“This is a test in mercy,”  I heard the Holy Spirit of God speak quietly to my heart.

A professional and her staff acted in an extremely uncaring, uncompassionate, unprofessional, and disrespectful manner. When I reached out to the manager for help, I received even more unkindness and unprofessionalism.

God made clear He was testing me regarding showing mercy.

How would I respond to their wrongdoing?

Would I respond to their wrongdoing with my own wrongdoing?

Or would I respond with love, forgiv...

In a Few Minutes God

I believe if we are honest with ourselves that sometimes we respond to God’s call to do something with, “In a few minutes God.” Or with “In a few hours God.” Or with “Probably tomorrow God.” Or even with “When I feel like it God.”

Jesus Christ is Lord. When the Lord tells us to do something, NOTHING and NOBODY including ourselves should be more important than JESUS and OBEYING HIM.

Obeying God is not to be done on our timetable. It is to be done on His.

God’s will. God’s timing. For God’s glory....