It is Gods will that we love others; without love nothing else matters. (Life Recovery Bible, page 1385)
[Love] It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:6 NLT
Have you ever been in a relationship and felt as though possibly you have been wronged? And then that person has something happen to them that is hurtful or painful and we say, Serves them right, look at how they treat others. I recall to my mind some of the worldly sayings that follow that line of thinking. You know what they say about paybacks? is one, another is What goes around comes around. And still another is You want to play, you gotta pay. I have been so arrogantly ignorant before in my life, that I actually thought that some mishap that someone else experienced was because they messed with me, the anointed of God. That kind of thinking comes from a spiritually inflated ego with no foundation in love, which is the greatest of all emotions. As I sit and type this I come to the realization that possibly love is not an emotion or a feeling at all. How egotistical of me to think that love stems from my emotions and feelings, that it originates in me. Love is much more than just an emotion, It is God! It is a command, not a suggestion, but a command. Love is action, love is giving, and love is work! Jesus said to love everyone from your enemies to your neighbor to yourself. That pretty well takes in everyone I know! My problems seems to be that I dont like everybody, and I don like the way some people have treated me. My dilemma seems to be one of loving those I dont want to love. That old childhood thinking, if someone hits you, hit them back! doesnt hold up too well with the teachings of Jesus. Today in my recovery from addictions and alcohol, I come to the understanding that when I stopped using, my work was just beginning. The real work is learning to live at peace with God, others, and myself. Paybacks should be cleansed from my mind. I feel like I have rambled on long enough, thanks for letting me share as I aired out some of my dirty laundry. God is still doing for me what I could not do for myself JRE
No one loves perfectly, but we must learn how to love. We can ask God to help us love others and stop waiting for them to love us. We cannot expect to be good at loving right away; we should be patient as Gods love grows within us and he teaches us how to love. When we choose to act in loving ways, the emotions will follow, and we will find that our love will be returned. (Life Recovery Bible, page 1385)
[Love] It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:6 NLT
Have you ever been in a relationship and felt as though possibly you have been wronged? And then that person has something happen to them that is hurtful or painful and we say, Serves them right, look at how they treat others. I recall to my mind some of the worldly sayings that follow that line of thinking. You know what they say about paybacks? is one, another is What goes around comes around. And still another is You want to play, you gotta pay. I have been so arrogantly ignorant before in my life, that I actually thought that some mishap that someone else experienced was because they messed with me, the anointed of God. That kind of thinking comes from a spiritually inflated ego with no foundation in love, which is the greatest of all emotions. As I sit and type this I come to the realization that possibly love is not an emotion or a feeling at all. How egotistical of me to think that love stems from my emotions and feelings, that it originates in me. Love is much more than just an emotion, It is God! It is a command, not a suggestion, but a command. Love is action, love is giving, and love is work! Jesus said to love everyone from your enemies to your neighbor to yourself. That pretty well takes in everyone I know! My problems seems to be that I dont like everybody, and I don like the way some people have treated me. My dilemma seems to be one of loving those I dont want to love. That old childhood thinking, if someone hits you, hit them back! doesnt hold up too well with the teachings of Jesus. Today in my recovery from addictions and alcohol, I come to the understanding that when I stopped using, my work was just beginning. The real work is learning to live at peace with God, others, and myself. Paybacks should be cleansed from my mind. I feel like I have rambled on long enough, thanks for letting me share as I aired out some of my dirty laundry. God is still doing for me what I could not do for myself JRE
No one loves perfectly, but we must learn how to love. We can ask God to help us love others and stop waiting for them to love us. We cannot expect to be good at loving right away; we should be patient as Gods love grows within us and he teaches us how to love. When we choose to act in loving ways, the emotions will follow, and we will find that our love will be returned. (Life Recovery Bible, page 1385)
