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“The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full day.” Pr. 4:18
So is the path of love, It took me a lifetime of making choices to love, step by step, to become mature in living it out in my life—a process.
Letters from many say "Anger, passivity, sharp words, or criticism shaped my life growing up. Now, I do the same. I fear I’m ruining my children but I feel hopeless, exhausted. “
Without love, we become noisy gongs, clanging symbols, and fail to reach hearts of our people with messages of truth. Love is the most profound reflection of Christ in a fallen world.
I’ve never been loved too much. Have you?
We long for companionship, friendship, understanding, one to attend to our feelings, dreams. needs. So do our children. We invest in love by:
Asking someone to meet for coffee.
Staying up late with a teen who is anxious about life, and wonders if she is acceptable to her peers.
Holding a baby, rocking him until he falls securely asleep in protective arms.
Taking time for a cool drink, snacks with your husband so he can unload the stress he feels in life.
Making love a priority means giving up yourself, again and again. It’s the foundation of passing on faith.
As I read verses to my kids, I learned what God’s love was like. I slowly became a living picture of his love as I practiced one step at a time to behave in a way that helped them believe these truths.
Verses like:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10: 27
"Love is patient, love is kind. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in sin, but rejoices with truth. It always protects, always hopes, always trusts, always perseveres. Love never fails." I Corinthians 13: 4-8
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friend." John 15: 13
"Keep fervent in your love for one another because love covers a multitude of sin." I Peter 4:8
“Put on love, for love is a perfect bond of unity." Colossians 3:4
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