As I was driving to a nearby town recently, I witnessed the fall colors beginning to emerge from the trees —a magnificent sight in Northwest Arkansas. My thoughts captivated me as I pondered the fall and rekindled love. Fall is a season of change, filled with color and transformation, as well as decisions to make. And on this drive, I began to ask myself, “How does one fall in love with Jesus?”

Falling in love with Jesus often begins in the season of one’s life. For some, it is during the fall when the colors of creation change, along with the desire to fall like leaves to the ground, to consider what comes next, what is essential, or whom one has fallen in love with. The change that comes with fall prompts the question: What will change within you? What has been lost or gained in this scenery of change, and can I be happy in this fall season?

This fall, I am reminded how Fall can lead us to Jesus for the first time, or deepen our love relationship with Him. But I ask myself and you may too, in this fall season, “what are you letting go of, and are you letting God allow the season of your life to lead him ever more to him? Are we stuck in a season that is holding us back from moving forward?

Jesus wants us to fall in love with him through every season of our lives. Where are you this fall? Are you waiting in the back pew, looking for an opportunity to see what’s holding you back? Is everything the same in your love for Jesus? What is stealing your peace or hijacking your joy? Are you too busy with could’ve, would’ve, should’ve, didn’t scenarios? What is holding you back from falling in love with Jesus?

 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:14 (NIV)

Have you allowed the overfilled backpack of your life to weigh you down with a heaviness that is preventing you from finding or seeking after Jesus? Do you have doubts that Jesus would love you or want your love? Perhaps your backpack of life is filled with burdens that you have not yet unpacked and left at the feet of Jesus. He loves you and wants to bear your burdens.

Do you know Jesus? If you have never made that decision, please reach out to me or someone you know who is a believing Christian. We desperately want to share our love of Jesus with you, and how much he loves YOU.

How might you consider rekindling your love for Jesus and falling in love with him more and more? In short, How Do You Fall In Love With Jesus?…

1. Believe that Jesus loves me. Read God’s word, spend time with other Christ followers, and have ongoing conversations with Jesus.
2. Surrender whatever you might be holding onto in your backpack, release that burden to Jesus, and let him take your burden and heal you
3. Trust God through the seasons of your life to never leave you and guide you through his word, other believers, and prayer.

I pray that as we enter this season of fall, with its changing colors, falling leaves, and cooler temperatures, we would take every opportunity to Believe, Surrender, and Trust Jesus as we fall in love with Him more and more.

“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.“ 1 John 4:10,11

Love you friend,
Laverne