Today's devotion from Proverbs 31 Ministries is entitled Love out loud and is about actually listening & applying the word of God in our lives. She focuses on 1 Cor 13 - the chapter of Love. I think she says it best - but what a challenge to me and everyone to make sure we are truly living with a loving spirit.
This is from "Love Out Loud" by Karen Ehman
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 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 evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”
How would you describe your love for others? Are you a patient soul or do you drum your fingers and tap your toes while you stew and sigh not-so-patiently? Is it hard to bring you to a point of anger or does flying off the handle come much too naturally? Do you keep score with those who have wronged you, ready to dredge up the past and become “historical” to make your point? Do you boast? Got a case of the green envies? Ever been rude to someone? How will we ever learn to love the way this passage urges us to?
Dear Lord, help me to accurately reflect the love you show to us by my actions to others. When I want to live in the flesh, help me to walk in the spirit. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Power Verses:
1 John 3:18, “Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth”
1 comment:
I loved that devotion. It really spoke to my heart :)
Blessings,
Missy
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