Love Mercy

"And you, o man, what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly before your God." Micah 6:8. My last post touched on the first of the three requirements, so this one will follow suit with the second requirement. Micah tell us that the Lord expects us to "Love Mercy" and this one, admittedly isn't much easier than the last. Sure, in theory, it seems like a cinch. Mercy seems like a pretty easy thing to get on board with. God shows mercy every second of every day. Simply breathing each day is a mercy from God. This post would never end if I listed all the mercies God provides me each day. That verse, however, isn't talking only about God's mercy. We are told to love it. Easy, right? It is not as simple as it seems. We don't always see God's mercies as a good thing. How many times have our plans fallen to pieces and we've been angry with God. Why did He let that happen? Didn't He know how long I've been planning that? We rant and rail about the unfairness of it all. What's most important in these situations is perspective and retrospect. God has the ultimate perspective and He truly knows what's going help His followers to accomplish His will. How many times have my plans failed and, at a later date, I see that God was preventing or protecting me. I then thank and praise God for His provision and mercy on me. If I'm supposed to love mercy, should I not love it all the time, even when it's not convenient for me? That's extremely convicting for me. I need to be consistently loving mercy in order to be in line with God's requirements for my life as a believer, but how often do I?