Love

I have been learning a lot lately about love, and not the kind of love between a husband and wife, or boyfriend and girlfriend. But the love that Jesus showed everyone, and the love that I should be showing people I am close to or the people I encounter on an everyday basis.

I am not the best at showing just straight up love to people, or doing something because of love or compassion I have towards someone or a group of people. Everything Jesus did to help people or talk to them was because of love and compassion and we are called to live as Christ, therefor we need to do things and acts of kindness out of pure love and compassion for others.

The reason I say this is because a lot of things that Christian's do can be seen out of judgement and that we are the most judgmental people, so when we do something we need to be sure that we are doing these things out of love and compassion for others so that no one can question our motives. Sure there will always be people there to question why we do things or what we are doing, but that's o.k. as long as our actions match what we are saying with our mouths and match what Jesus was doing in His life, then we can know we did what we are called to do no matter what anyone questions us with.

I am not very good at talking about doing things and then following through with my actions, and I need to become better at this, especially in the sense of saying how I'm going to live as Christ and love people as Jesus did, and then my actions not show that at all. I need to do things out of love and compassion for others instead of just for self-satisfaction.

And I guess it goes so much farther into just what people will say when we are doing something because we know that's what God's will is, as it goes into that we need to make sure we aren't complaining about what we are doing and just do it again with an open, loving heart.

Philippians 2:14-16
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, "Children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation." Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

We should do things out of love and compassion and do them because that's what we are called to and not complain about it. I need to work on this more than anyone I'm quite positive because I complain about a lot of stuff when I have to do it. So please pray for me to grow in this area and to be more willing to do things without complaining and do it out of love and compassion. 


Sorry if this one went in a few different ways. Again I hope it made sense because I'm always scared it doesn't. Let us love the world as Christ did, and have a love and joy like a child though. And as we are loving the world we need to make sure we go out and do what we are called to without complaining about it. This was very convicting in my life today as something I need to work on a lot.

Have a great night!