Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees. Psalm 119:124
How often do you hear the phrase, "Deal with it!"? Generally, this is heard along with phrases like, "Suck it up! Be a man! Grit your teeth and bear it!"
There is nothing better than being dealt with - being made - being re-made by the loving hand of God. However, simply because it is the best thing doesn't mean it is always pleasant. Sometimes, love hurts. It requires that one give his whole heart - his entire being to another. It requires complete sacrifice.
Lord, deal with me carefully. I am afraid of love sometimes because it may require more of me than I can handle. Help me to love the way You do. Fill me with compassion. Open the doors for me to touch the lives of others.