Throughout our lives, we will have many opportunities to hold hard feelings against someone. Friends, family, or strangers may slander our name, deceitfully deal with us, or even physically harm us. Our first instinct is to go on the defense and become bitter. We would love to see those people pay for what they did. … Continue reading The Power of Love and Forgiveness
Relationships
Our First Love
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
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
