Loving everybody in a general way may be an excuse for loving no one in particluar... C.S. Lewis
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’Matthew 25:40
Who are the least of these?? Well everyone is the least of these!
If you want to test to see how strong your love is. Ask yourself "DO YOU CONSIDER OTHERS BETTER THAN YOURSELF? Phil 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
God loves everyone! He does not say I will love you if........
I will be honest and say NO I DO NOT CONSIDER OTHERS BETTER THAN MYSELF! I DO NOT LOVE EVERYONE ALL THE TIME! I think I'm a pretty smart gal and at times I think I'm smarter than the next person. If we think about how Jesus behaved we see that he humbled himself and ate with sinners (Luke 5:30). He respected and loved prostitutes. He said everyone is better than him. Matthew 5:46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. Again, I'll admit I have a problem with this. If someone wrongs me I normally write them off. So what can I do to fix this problem of mine!!!
God is our power source. God is love John 4:8, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5:22-23 In order to show love like God and Jesus I have to be connected to him. I have to pray, read, worship, fast, and RESTRAIN! Don't respond negatively! Pray, walk away. Talk about it with God.
If you love God you show your love by loving others.
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’Matthew 25:40
Who are the least of these?? Well everyone is the least of these!
If you want to test to see how strong your love is. Ask yourself "DO YOU CONSIDER OTHERS BETTER THAN YOURSELF? Phil 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
God loves everyone! He does not say I will love you if........
I will be honest and say NO I DO NOT CONSIDER OTHERS BETTER THAN MYSELF! I DO NOT LOVE EVERYONE ALL THE TIME! I think I'm a pretty smart gal and at times I think I'm smarter than the next person. If we think about how Jesus behaved we see that he humbled himself and ate with sinners (Luke 5:30). He respected and loved prostitutes. He said everyone is better than him. Matthew 5:46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. Again, I'll admit I have a problem with this. If someone wrongs me I normally write them off. So what can I do to fix this problem of mine!!!
- Locate my problem points!
- Sometimes we go so fast we don't see the things around us. We can't be interrupted with others problems. We can't stop working to take the time out to listen to others. We put our schedules in front of others. We need to stop and think about our neighbor! We will never know what is going on unless we stop and put ourselves inside their shoes. Ask yourself how does it feel to have XXXXX happen? Can we honestly say that we do this if we don't stop and listen. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22 :39
- Oh how true is this. When we are exhausted we can't do anything to help anyone. We are aggravated and are not showing love. I can honestly say that when I am overwhelmed I'm not showing love. I scream. I shout. I yell. I pout. I cringe. I'm being honest! LOL Showing love is non of those things. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs 1 Corinthians 13:5 To fix this problem I have to stop and rest. Even Jesus did this. Sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is rest. Go to bed, take breaks, really do the sabbath. Be refilled. We have to tell ourselves that it is NOT SELFISH to make sure you are o.k. We can't do all things on an empty tank!
God is our power source. God is love John 4:8, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5:22-23 In order to show love like God and Jesus I have to be connected to him. I have to pray, read, worship, fast, and RESTRAIN! Don't respond negatively! Pray, walk away. Talk about it with God.
If you love God you show your love by loving others.
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