Loving God with All You've Got
- Cathrine Schmelzer
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
“The beauty is: when you love God with all you have, you’re showing your kids what faith looks like in real life.”
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV)
Let’s be honest. Some days, “loving God with all your strength” feels like a stretch when you haven’t had a hot cup of coffee since Tuesday. Your soul? Slightly frayed. Your heart? Somewhere between the missing left shoe and the 347th snack request before noon.
But Deuteronomy 6:5 isn’t just for women who have it all together (spoiler alert: no one does). It’s for real women—moms in yoga pants, women leading meetings from laundry piles, and the ones who just found a sippy cup that could be used for a science fair project.
Moses gave this commandment as part of a bigger mission: to pass on faith to the next generation. Not when life was perfectly peaceful, but as they were heading into a new, unknown land—kind of like heading into Walmart with three kids and no list.
Loving God with all your heart, soul, and strength doesn’t mean perfection. It means giving God what you’ve got—your patience when it’s thinner than your eyebrows in middle school, your soul when it's weary, and your strength (even if it’s caffeinated).
It means loving God when you’re singing worship songs... and when you're trying not to lose your religion while stepping on Legos barefoot.
The beauty is: when you love God with all you have, you’re showing your kids what faith looks like in real life. And that's more powerful than any Pinterest-perfect moment could ever be.
Take a moment to reflect:
What does loving God with all your heart look like in your current season of life?
Where in your day can you intentionally love God with your soul—even in the chaos?
Prayer: Lord, You already know how messy my life feels some days. Thank You for loving me right in the middle of the madness. Help me love You with all my heart, even when it’s exhausted. With all my soul, even when it’s stretched thin. And with all my strength, even when it’s borrowed from coffee and grace. Let my children and those around me see You in me, not because I’m perfect, but because I’m Yours. Amen.
Written by Lori, mom of 2, Lolli of 3