True Love Flowing

COMMENTS

True love, God’s love, should make an impact.  It should impact me; and through me, it should impact those around me.  That sounds like a tall order; but if it’s really true love, it’s not a “decision” because it flows out of the abundance within me. 

NOTES

True love in action is not a list of things I should or should not do.  A list is usually quite overwhelming to my limited mind—and it actually distracts me and changes my motivation.  The key is for me to listen to the Holy Spirit as He tells me what True Love looks like in my life at this moment.  I need to focus on that—nothing else.  He doesn’t expect me to do everything at once. 

I have a physical issue that’s causing me to experience significant fatigue.  I’m used to being active, and this has been getting me down.  God has been showing me that my negativity about this is discouraging not only to me but also to my family and friends.  He wants me to be positive and encouraging—that’s what will bring Him glory and be uplifting to other people.  So, I must learn how to be honest about how I feel in a way that brings glory to God and encouragement to others.  That won’t happen instantly; but as I listen to Him, it will become more and more natural.  And His love will flow through me.

What’s going on with you right now?  Whatever it is, it’s an opportunity for True Love to change you and impact those around you.  Don’t let the opportunity pass.  Let True Love flow!

True Love

COMMENTS

It seems that when God speaks to me on a subject I see the message repeated everywhere.  Does that happen to you?  This week, He’s been speaking to me about love.

NOTES

Love.  A popular notion.  A popular subject.  A popular theme in films!  There are so many kinds of love, though.  Finding “true love” is what made Disney a success.  What little girl hasn’t seen Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty and dreamed of finding her “prince” one day?  Then, there’s friendship love—precious and dear.  There’s love for your children or parents or siblings.  There are many kinds of love; but sometimes, the word is misused.  Physical love is what’s seen in way too many movies, but I dare to suggest that what’s promoted there isn’t love at all.  I “love” chocolate or a book or a TV show.

“God is love.”  That’s what the Bible tells us.  How in the world can the same word be used to define God and also my feelings about chocolate?  I’ve never studied Greek, but I’m told that language has many different words for our one word.  I think they had the right idea….

“True love”, not as Disney defined it but as God defined it, is what the Bible is all about.  And what does the Bible say?  It says that love, true love, is not a noun but is, instead, an action verb.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” 

--John 3:16 NIV

Are you a believer in Jesus Christ?  If not, the One True God, who lives beyond time and space, longs for you to accept the love He showed in the life and death and resurrection of His only Son.  Confess your sins and accept Him, and you will have God’s peace and guidance now and will live with Him forever!

If you are a believer, you have God!

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.  God is love.  Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” 

--1 John 4:16

What an incredibly wonderful thing!  God lives in me!  Profound!  But as I ponder that thought, it digs deeper into my heart.  Earlier, I said that love is not a noun; it’s an action verb.  If that’s true, God “living in me” should be not just a profound thought.  It should have a profound influence on who I am and what I do.

Sounds like this subject needs to continue next time….