To live is to love, and to love is to live.
Sounds simple enough doesn't it? Well, it's not. We would all hope it to be, then reality sets in.
Yeshua taught us that we are to bless those that curse us.
Try that next time someone cuts you off in traffic... I'm guilty of not blessing that's for sure. Then again aren't we, hopefully, works in progress? The point isn't just to pronounce a word of blessing at a single point in time when the crazy guy next you is drifting over without his signal on while showing off his latest attempt at sign language. Blessings should be given all the time. We are all sinners here. We cannot escape that while still being alive in this mortal body. Our own mortality is the evidence of sin. Instead of focusing on negative reactions, bless.
To live is to love and love blesses.
Christ is our example. We are to live like He did. Blessing and loving others. Oh wait there's this one exception... we're finite. We have this thing called time hanging over our heads. We have a limited amount of time to live, to bless, to love. How do we spend time? Loving others? Growing, pushing ourselves beyond our comfort zones? Getting to know others on a deeper level? This my friends is what God is doing. He is calling us closer to Himself, deeper into our spiritual lives, and further in our journey in this physical world.
To love is to use more than words to express it.
Love is tangible.
To love we must live, living a life of love.
Sometimes it takes a lifetime.
True loving requires living a life of loving. Day to day. Moment by moment. In the sun, in the storm.
Love God with our whole being, heart, soul, strength, mind, intellect, etc.
Love our neighbors as ourselves.
Loving others, if not also ourselves, may take a lifetime. It's not the quantity or number of people that we love for Christ, it is the quality and depth we demonstrate with the love of Christ toward others.
Not just loving, but loving well.
"Preach the gospel always, if necessary use words."
Living a life of love will speak before you open your mouth.
In love, actions are louder than words. But sometimes words are necessary.
Grace & Peace
