Do you remember when you first “fell in love”? You couldn’t wait to be around that person. You did things for them that would make them happy, no matter the inconvenience. Emotionally, you couldn’t be any higher. But then time passed, and those emotions waned. Doing things to make your “love” happy became a chore. … Continue reading Our First Love
Relationships
Live Love, Part 2
What Love Does Just like “faith without works is dead” (James 2:20), so faith without action is not love. It must be proven through good deeds for others to see. (1John 3:18 KJV) My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. (1John 3:17 KJV) … Continue reading Live Love, Part 2
That One Person
Jesus' final and greatest act of love for the whole world also included a more obscure act of love for one person. While hanging on the cross, He still had the selflessness to assign someone to care for His mother. When focused on a mission for the kingdom of God, we should never forget the … Continue reading That One Person
Love Is Not A Feeling
A thought for the day: Love is not a feeling. Even Jesus didn't FEEL like going to the cross. In the garden, He was so stressed about it that He sweat drops of blood and asked that His assignment would change. But His spirit - full of love, obedience, and dedication to His call - … Continue reading Love Is Not A Feeling
Just Do It
We live in a culture that thrives on making decisions based on what we understand, or what looks good to the natural eye. If it pays more, it’s obviously the best job choice. If they have a great personality and interests like ours, then they must be the mate for us. If the church is … Continue reading Just Do It
World-Changers in Love
I think we all would agree that the world needs to be changed. As the god of this world, Satan has wreaked havoc in every nation with sin and destruction. The closer we get to Jesus’ return, the more we see his fingerprints on our culture, regardless of what country we live in. His schemes … Continue reading World-Changers in Love
