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How do you show love to those you claim to love?
So often, we treat those who mean the most to us with the least regard; not really meaning to ignore emotional needs, not treating them with respect and courtesy they deserve.
Take for example, one's spouse. The Bible regards marriage as a source of fulfillment, blessing and a satisfying companionship. God said," It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. [Genesis 2:18]
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord." [Proverbs 18:22] How we regard our spouse can make or break a marriage.
What about how we treat our associates at work, our friends, and neighbors?
Are we lead by the golden rule? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, or love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself." [Luke 10:27] Or are lead by "MY RULE?"
Most love certainly includes emotion and feeling, being " loving" is an action, something we make a conscious effort to carry out. To be truly loving, one must be grounded in the nature of God, for all pure love stems from our creator, for he is love.
The most important question is, how well do we love our Heavenly Father? Have we turned our back and ignored him, showed indifference or hate toward him and his word?
Without the pure love of our creator towards those who open their hearts and lives to him,, all other human emotions are pale. Without allowing the love of God into our hearts, we are not fully alive, but forever dead in sin.
Do not turn your back on your spouse, associates, friends, family, and most of all the one who loves you the greatest, GOD
Doc
So often, we treat those who mean the most to us with the least regard; not really meaning to ignore emotional needs, not treating them with respect and courtesy they deserve.
Take for example, one's spouse. The Bible regards marriage as a source of fulfillment, blessing and a satisfying companionship. God said," It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. [Genesis 2:18]
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord." [Proverbs 18:22] How we regard our spouse can make or break a marriage.
What about how we treat our associates at work, our friends, and neighbors?
Are we lead by the golden rule? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, or love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself." [Luke 10:27] Or are lead by "MY RULE?"
Most love certainly includes emotion and feeling, being " loving" is an action, something we make a conscious effort to carry out. To be truly loving, one must be grounded in the nature of God, for all pure love stems from our creator, for he is love.
The most important question is, how well do we love our Heavenly Father? Have we turned our back and ignored him, showed indifference or hate toward him and his word?
Without the pure love of our creator towards those who open their hearts and lives to him,, all other human emotions are pale. Without allowing the love of God into our hearts, we are not fully alive, but forever dead in sin.
Do not turn your back on your spouse, associates, friends, family, and most of all the one who loves you the greatest, GOD
Doc
