How Can I Say It?

[Christsfreeservant]

How can I say, “I love you”?
It’s said in so many ways.
Sometimes it’s whispered softly,
And sometimes it’s loudly raised!

Sometimes it comes through a letter,
A card, or a call, or a chat.
Sometimes expressed in emotions,
Or flowers, or gifts, this or that.

But love isn’t just our emotions,
Which fluctuate from day to day.
Love isn’t just words that are spoken,
When words can sometimes love betray.

We love, not by words, but by action,
Which sometimes includes words we tell.
But love in words only not gets it,
If actions speak words do not sell.

If we do not live what we’re saying,
The opposite we live, in fact,
If we lie and cheat, steal from others,
Our words will mean nothing. Get that?

Our Lord Jesus Christ loved us so much,
He died on a cross for our sins,
So now by faith we are forgiven
So we can live with Him in heaven.

But faith in our Lord not words spoken.
For actions must follow our words.
By faith we now die to sin’s habits,
And obey our Lord, His words heard.

If we not repent, keep on sinning,
Obey our Lord not what we do,
Then our sins, they are not forgiven.
Eternal life not what is due.

An Original Work / July 26, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love