A Conduit of God's Love

Imagine standing before a magnificent fountain in a grand garden. The water doesn't originate from the fountain itself—it flows from a hidden source, traveling through underground pipes before emerging in a beautiful display. The fountain is simply a conduit, a channel through which the water reaches its destination. It doesn't create the water, store it, or claim ownership of it. Instead, it allows the water to flow freely, transforming the surrounding landscape with life and beauty.

This is precisely what we are called to be as believers: conduits of God's infinite love. We are not the source—we are the channel through which His love reaches a thirsty world.

Just as a fountain is connected to a vast underground reservoir, we are connected to the infinite wellspring of God's love. This source never runs dry, never diminishes, and never loses its power. Unlike human love, which can fluctuate based on emotions, circumstances, or fatigue, God's love is constant, pure, and limitless.

When we understand this, it transforms everything. We don't have to manufacture love for difficult people—we simply need to stay connected to the Source. We don't have to worry about depleting our capacity to love—God's love is inexhaustible. We don't have to perfect ourselves before we can love others—the love flowing through us is already perfect.

A conduit is only effective when it's unobstructed. Imagine a garden hose kinked or clogged—the water can't flow freely. Similarly, certain things can block God's love from flowing through us:

• Unforgiveness: Holding onto bitterness creates blockages that restrict love's flow
• Pride: When we think we're the source of love rather than the channel, we cut ourselves off from the true supply
• Fear: Anxiety about being vulnerable or rejected can cause us to close off the very pathways love needs to travel
• Busyness: Constant activity without rest can leave us disconnected from our Source

Just as a fountain needs regular maintenance to function properly, we need spiritual practices that keep us connected to God's love:

• Prayer: Our direct line to the Source, ensuring the flow remains strong
• Scripture: God's Word cleanses our hearts and minds, removing spiritual debris
• Worship: Acknowledging God as the Source keeps us humble and dependent
• Solitude: Quiet time allows us to hear God's voice and receive His love afresh
• Community: Fellow believers help us recognize and clear blockages we might miss

When water flows through a conduit, it takes the shape of its container and moves in the direction it's pointed. Similarly, God's love takes on the unique expression of our personality, gifts, and circumstances while always flowing toward others.

For some, love flows like a gentle stream—quiet, consistent acts of kindness and service. For others, it's like a powerful waterfall—bold, dramatic expressions of compassion and justice. Some become like irrigation systems, carefully nurturing specific relationships over time. Others are like fire hoses, bringing God's love to crisis situations with intensity and urgency.

Water adapts to its environment—it fills every crevice, reaches the lowest places, and finds a way around obstacles. God's love through us should be equally adaptive:

• With the brokenhearted: Love flows as comfort and presence
• With the angry: Love flows as patience and gentle strength
• With the lost: Love flows as invitation and hope
• With the proud: Love flows as humility and truth
• With the fearful: Love flows as courage and assurance

When we function as conduits of God's love, we ourselves are transformed in the process. Just as a fountain is surrounded by lush vegetation because of the water flowing through it, we become more beautiful, more alive, more like Christ as His love flows through us.

We discover that loving others doesn't drain us—it actually energizes us because we're connected to an infinite source. We find that the more love we give away, the more we have, because we're not drawing from our own limited supply but from God's limitless reservoir.

Like water bringing life to a desert, God's love flowing through us transforms relationships:

• Broken relationships find healing as forgiveness flows
• Hostile environments become peaceful as patient love persists
• Bitter hearts soften as consistent kindness wears away hardness
• Fearful souls find courage as accepting love creates safety
• Lonely people discover belonging as inclusive love welcomes them

When multiple believers function as conduits in the same community, the cumulative effect is powerful. Like a network of fountains creating an oasis, a community of love-filled believers can transform entire neighborhoods, workplaces, and social circles.

Many people try to hoard love, thinking they need to conserve it for special occasions or deserving people. But a conduit that tries to store water becomes stagnant and useless. Similarly, when we try to hoard God's love, we actually cut ourselves off from its flow.

The beautiful paradox of being a conduit is that we experience God's love most fully when we're giving it away. As we pour out compassion, kindness, and grace to others, we simultaneously receive fresh supplies from the Source. We become both the channel and the beneficiary of God's love.

Daily Practices

• Morning connection: Begin each day by opening your heart to receive God's love
• Throughout the day: Consciously choose to let love flow through you in each interaction
• Evening reflection: Consider how love flowed through you and where blockages might have occurred
• Weekly assessment: Evaluate your connection to the Source and address any hindrances

Warning Signs of Disconnection

• Feeling emotionally depleted after loving others
• Struggling to show compassion to difficult people
• Experiencing resentment or bitterness
• Feeling like you're "running on empty"
• Avoiding people who need love the most

God's invitation to become a conduit of His love is both humbling and empowering. It's humbling because it reminds us that we're not the source—we're simply the delivery system. It's empowering because it connects us to unlimited resources and gives our lives profound purpose.

When we accept this invitation, we discover that we're not just experiencing God's love—we're participating in His mission to transform the world. We become partners with the Creator in the greatest work of all: bringing love to places where it's needed most.

Every day offers countless opportunities to function as conduits—in our families, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities. Each person we encounter is someone who needs the love that flows from our Source. Each difficult situation is a chance for God's love to flow through us and work miracles.

This is the profound calling of every believer: to be so connected to God's love that it flows naturally and powerfully through us, bringing life, hope, and transformation wherever we go. We are not called to be reservoirs, hoarding love for ourselves. We are called to be conduits, channels of grace through which the love of God reaches a world desperate for His touch.

May we embrace this calling with joy, knowing that as we pour out His love, we ourselves are filled to overflowing with the very life of God.